Biology
Which branch of Biology studies organisms too small to be seen with the unaided eye?
Microbiology
The tallest tree species is _________________.
Coast Redwoods
Hottest and driest biome
Desert
Any object that releases carbon dioxide into the environment is a __________________
Carbon Source
What is the largest group of mammals?
Rodents
Who is the father of Anatomy?
Andreas Vesalius
What is the early growth of a seed called?
Germination
The pores that allow air to enter and leave the stem of a tree are the _______________________.
Lenticles
Hot, humid region near the equator
Tropical rainforest
The dominant plant species in a biome is called the _______________
Climax vegetation
What is a term that refers to a chick that is born featherless and helpless?
Altricial
What 17th Century Italian scientist demonstrated that maggots are not formed by spontaneous generation?
Francesco Redi
What organ allows a bird to produce sound?
Syrinx
The central core of a young woody stem that sores food is the ___________________
Pith
Dense canopy of trees, vines and flowering plants
Tropical rainforest
What type of biogeochemical cycles recycle nutrients found in soil and rocks?
What order of insects have wings that are half hardened and half membranous and form an X on the back when the insect is at rest?
Hemiptera
The process by which a cell copes the DNA information of a gene into a molecule of RNA is ________________
Transcription
All organisms of one species in an ecosystem is a ____________________
Population
Plants that live many growing seasons are called ________________
Perennials
Plains and prairies filled with fertile soil
Grassland
What is the number and variety of species in an environment?
Biodiversity
What animal group is characterized by having tube feet?
Echinoderms
A structure that surrounds and protects the parts of an animal cell is the ____________________
Cell Membrane
Any other organism that exists in the same ecosystem as the organism being studies is a _____________ factor.
Biotic
A tree produces abnormal growths when it is attached by a ____________________ insect.
gall making
Conifers are the dominant vegitation
Boreal forest
What is the layer of earth where life exists
Biosphere
What is the combination of alleles that an organism has for a particular trait?
Genotype
Together all the living things in an ecosystem are the population. True/False: if false what is the correct answer?
False/Community
An organism that does not have an organized nucleus is a _______________________.
A tree that has a strong central trunk and a cone-shaped crown has __________________ branching.
Spire-like
Has no trees because the growing season is too short
Tundra
An environment and all its organisms from a ______________________
Ecosystem
What is the egg laying organ of a female insect?
Ovipositor
The idea that nature is God is called _____________.
Pantheism