Ecology
The combined portions of the Earth in which all living things exist is the
What is Biosphere?
Considered the 'Father of Evolution'
Charles Darwin
The xylem of the plant was damaged. What process would be most affected?
Transport of water and minerals
This body system acts in a way similar to a transportation system
What is circulatory system
This tissue connects muscle to bone
What is tendons?
Organisms that obtain nutrients by breaking down dead and decaying plants and animals are called
What is Decomposers?
Variations best suited to their environment
Natural Selection
Oxygen and Carbon dioxide diffuse in and out of a leaf through a structure called the
What is stomata?
The smallest structural and functional unit of the nervous system
What is a neuron?
Parrotfish are herbivores that are found in coral reefs. To escape predation, a parrotfish will graze with a rabbitfish, which has venomous spines at the end of its pelvic fins. The rabbitfish does not benefit from this relationship. Which type of relationship do the parrotfish and the rabbitfish have in the coral-reef environment?
What is Commensalism?
An increase in the Earth's average temperature from the buildup of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere is called
What is Global Warming?
reduced, non-functional part of a modern organism that has no purpose but had a purpose in past relatives.
What is vestigial structures?
In an angiosperm, pollen grains are produced in the
What is the anther?
Type of joint that involves bending and straightening the knee or elbow
Hinge Joint
When air is inhaled, the diaphragm
contracts
obtains energy by eating other organisms
What is heterotroph
Genes that move from one population to another
Gene Flow
What is gravitropism?
Controls blood pressure, heart rate and breathing.
What is Brain Stem
All viruses consist of (2)
RNA, DNA and a protein coat (Capsid)
If a population grows larger than its environment can support, what factor is being exceeded?
Carrying Capacity
Similar Structure, different function
What is a homologous structure?
Acts as the circulatory system in plants
Xylem and phloem
The body recognizes 'self' and 'non-self' cells by recognizing
Surface proteins (antigens)
What is the Lysogenic Cycle