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This branch of biology studies organisms too small to be seen with the unaided eye
Microbiology
This term refers to a chick that is born featherless and helpless
Altricial
The jelly like substance found in the cell
Cytoplasm
Name the correct biome that is described:
Has no trees because the growing season is too short
Tundra
This is the egg-laying organ of a female insect
Ovipositor
Carnivorous hunting birds are classified in what group
Birds of prey
An organism that feeds on dead and decaying organic matter
Saprophyte
TRUE/FALSE:
A tree that has a strong central trunk and a cone-shaped crown has SPREADING branching
False/Spire-like
The early growth of a seed
Germination
The most organized of the social insects
Ants
The tallest tree species
Coast Redwood
Name the correct biome that is described:
Dense canopy of trees, vines and flowering plants
Tropical Rainforest
This nutritional relationship involves one animal hunting another animal for food
Predation
Gliding within an updraft to gain altitude is called
Soaring
All the organisms of one species in an ecosystem
Population
The organelles of plant cells in which photosynthesis occurs are VACUOLES
False/Chloroplasts
The air sacs in a persons lungs are called
Alveoli
This order of insects have wings that are half hardened and half membraneous and form an X on the back when the insect is at rest
Hemiptera
The dominant plant species in a biome
Climax vegetation
Name the correct biome that is described:
Hottest and driest biome
Desert
This happens to a desert that has reached its carrying capacity for rattlesnakes, but continues to receive rattlesnakes within the ecosystems
Overpopulation
The hard, movable plates that over the gills of a bony fish
Opercula
A classification that describes an organism's feeding relationship with other organisms
Trophic level
The idea that nature is God is called DOMINION
This group of drugs includes morphine and heroin
opioids
This order of insects includes dragonflies
Odonata
Any object that releases carbon dioxide in to the environment
Carbon Source
Name the correct biome that is described:
Hot, humid region near the equator
Tropical Rainforest
Several years ago, a nearby ecosystem was damaged. Since then, however, a new ecosystem has developed. What process has occurred
Ecological Succession
The type of crocodilian that has a distinctive long, thin snout is the _______
Gharial
A region of water that is too salty to be freshwater and not salty enough to be saltwater is called
Bees gather pollen from flowers and use the pollen to produce food for their larvae. As the bees fly from flower to flower, some of the pollen is left on the stigmas, pollinating the flowers. What type of relationship is this?
Mutualism
This type of disease is caused by a pathogen
Infectious diseases
This is the scientific term for the "feelers" on an insects head
Antennae
An environment and all its organisms
Ecosystem
In this type of relationship, organisms struggle with other organisms for needed resources
Competition
A sensible explanation to a scientific problem
Hypothesis
The only truly terrestrial crustacean
Woodlouse
TRUE/FALSE:
Any other organism that exists in the same ecosystem as the organism being studied is an ABIOTIC factor
False/Biotic
Hawks do no eat grass seeds, but they do eat mice that eat the grass seeds. What type of relationship do the hawks have with the grass?
Neutralism
Andreas Vesalius
This animal group is characterized by having tube feet
Echinoderms
The pores that allow air to enter and leave the stem of a tree
Lenticels
This type of biogeochemical cycles recycle nutrients found in soil and rocks
Sedimentary (cycles)
Plants that live many growing seasons are called
Perennials
The process by which a cell copies the DNA information of a gene into a molecule of RNA
Transcription
TRUE/FALSE:
The structure that surrounds and protects the parts of an animal cell is the CELL WALL
False/Cell Membrane
A disease killed off many of the cardinals in an area. Although the owls that prey on the cardinals were not directly affected by the disease, their numbers decreased because less food was available. Which of the following characteristics of the owl population changed?
Carrying capacity
This 17th century Italian scientist demonstrated that maggots are not formed by spontaneous generation
Francesco Redi
This invertebrate group is characterized by three body regions: the head, the foot, and the mantle
Mollusks
The central core of a young woody stem that stores food
Pith
This is the number and variety of species in an environment
biodiversity
Nutrients are supplied by cells, and wastes are removed from cells by the ________ system
Cardiovascular
Protozoa that move using long, whip-like structures
Flagellates
TRUE/FALSE:
Together, all the living things in an ecosystem are the POPULATION
False/Community
The striped hyena does not hunt its own food but instead looks for and feeds on the carcasses of animals that are already dead. What type of organism is the striped hyena?
Scavenger
This is the largest group of mammals
Rodents
This crustacean group has one simple eye on top of its head
Copepods
The group of algae that includes volvox is the _______ algae
Green
This is the layer of earth where life exists
Biosphere
The group of nutrients that includes fats
Lipids
The main tissue of a tree trunk
Wood
TRUE/FALSE:
If you were to look closely at a shark's skin, you would see tooth-like scales called CTENOID SCALES
False/Denticles
This is the dormant state that some mammals enter in the winter
Hibernation
This is the combination of alleles that an organism has for a particular trait
Genotype
Name the correct biome that is described:
Conifers are the dominant vegetation
Boreal forest
This is the fastest flying bird
Peregrine Falcon
The idea that the universe and life are the result of chance and natural processes is known as ________
Evolution
The top layer of interlaced leaves in a forest
Canopy
TRUE/FALSE:
Arachnids that have a long tail with a venomous stinger are DADDY LONGLEGS
False/Scorpions
This organ allows a bird to produce sound
Syrinx
This is an organisms occupation within its environment called
Niche
Name the correct biome that is described:
Plains and prairies filled with fertile soil
Grassland
This is the changing of an immature hatchling into an adult
Metamorphosis
Mammals whose young are born undeveloped and grow in a pouch on the mothers body are ________ mammals
Marsupial
A tree produces abnormal growths when it is attacked by a ________ insect
Gall-making
TRUE/FALSE:
An organism that does not have an organized nucleus is a EUKARYOTE