Plant Life
The main tissue of a tree trunk is the ________.
wood
If you look closely at a shark’s skin, you would see tooth-like scales called ________.
denticles
A region of water too salty to be freshwater and not salty enough to be saltwater is the ________.
brackish biome
What is the faster-flying bird?
peregrine falcon
The idea that the universe and life are the result of chance and natural processes is known as ________.
evolution
Plants that live many growing seasons are called ________.
perennials
The hard, movable plates covering the gills of a bony fish are ________.
opercula
What is any object that releases carbon dioxide into the environment?
carbon source
Carnivorous hunting birds are classified in the group of ________.
birds of prey
What is the changing of an immature hatchling into an adult?
metamorphosis
What is the group of algae that includes volvox?
green
Protozoa that move using long, whip-like structures are ________.
flagellates
Several years after ecosystem damage, a new ecosystem develops. What process occurred?
ecological succession
Gliding within an updraft to gain altitude is ________.
soaring
Together, all the living things in an ecosystem are the ________.
community
What is the early growth of a seed called?
germination
Which crustacean group has one simple eye on top of its head?
copepods
What happens to a desert at carrying capacity that continues to receive rattlesnakes?
overpopulation
What organ allows a bird to produce sound?
syrinx
What is an organism’s occupation within its environment called?
niche
What is the dominant plant species in a biome called?
climax vegetation
What animal group is characterized by having tube feet?
echinoderms
What type of biogeochemical cycles recycle nutrients found in soil and rocks?
sedimentary
What term refers to a chick born featherless and helpless?
altricial
What invertebrate group is characterized by the head, foot, and mantle?
mollusks