8.12 A
8.12 B
8.13 A
8.13 B
8.13 C
100
What is a species that is not native to an area that spreads and consumes the native species resources?
Invasive Species
100
What is the role of ecological succession in an environment?
Rebuild biodiversity through NATURAL stages
100
What are organelles suspended in?
Cytoplasm
100
In which organelle are chromosomes and genetic information found?
Nucleus
100
Why was there a rapid increase of dark colored moths during the Industrial Revolution?
Dark moths were able to camouflage themselves and hide from predators due to soot covering the trees
200
Define abiotic and biotic
Abiotic: non-living
Biotic: living
200
Name three causes of secondary succession:
River Flooding, Forest Fire, Volcanic Eruption
200
Name the organelle that contains DNA and is the brain of the cell.
Nucleus
200
Why do the birds below all have different shaped beaks?
Changes in traits due to different food sources in their environment
200
Name two types of Asexual Reproduction
Budding, Fragmentation, Binary Fission
300
Put the following in order from smallest to largest:
community, biome, organism, ecosystem, biosphere, population
Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
300
What will happen to species diversity after a wild fire has burned through an area and left ash behind?
Increase in species diversity
300
Describe the differences between vacuoles in plant and animal cells
Plant cell vacuoles are larger
300
Provide an example of the three types of symbiotic relationships found in nature- Mutualism, Parasitism, Commensalism
300
Explain the differences between natural selection and artificial (selective) selection.
Natural: changes to species over time that leads to different traits
Artificial: Human-preferred traits
400
Label the following levels with the correct amounts of energy: 300 J, 3 J, 30 J, 3,000 J
3000 J, 300 J, 30 J, 3 J
400
After a storm surge the beaches faced lots of erosion, How will this affect species diversity?
Decrease due to the loss of habitats
400
Name the organelles found in plant cells that are not found in animal cells
Chloroplasts and Cell Wall
400
Which picture shows primary succession, and which shows secondary succession?
Top Picture: Secondary Succession
Bottom Picture: Primary Succession
400
Why do species that reproduce sexually have more of an advantage in rapidly changing environments?
More diversity, different traits that allow for better adaptation
500
Write the correct order of organization levels for the image (ie. organism, tissue, cell, organ, organ system)
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism
500
Label the two cells below as Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic
X= Eukaryotic
Y= Prokaryotic
500
Label the parts of the plant cell
A- Cell Wall
B- Cell Membrane
C- Cytoplasm
D- Chloroplast
E- Vacuole
F- Nucleus
G- Mitochondria
500
After what year did the sea otters consume urchins faster than the urchins could reproduce?
1997
500
Label the parts of the animal cell:
A- Mitochondria
B- Cell Membrane
C- Cytoplasm
D- Nucleus
E- Vacuole