Properties of Water
Why don't large bodies of water change in temperature quickly.
High specific heat
Precipitation that seeps into the soil and collects in an aquifer
groundwater
The process of turning atmospheric carbon into plant matter, glucose, and oxygen
photosynthesis
Two organisms are the same species if they can....
mate and produce fertile offspring
The organism that hunts and eats other organisms is called the _______. The organism being eaten is the _______.
predator / prey
How are fossils evidence of evolution?
They show changes in organisms over time
When a molecule, like water, has a positively charged side and a negatively charged side
polar molecule
Porous, water-saturated layers of sand, gravel, and water-bearing rock
aquifer
The process of turning glucose and oxygen from photosynthesis into energy to run the cell and carbon dioxide
cellular respiration
list the order of organism classification in the Linnean system
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species
This interaction occurs when lions, cheetahs, and leopards all compete for the same food source.
interspecific competition
The embryos of all organisms appear very similar. The evidence for evolution is called ________ ________.
comparative embryology
Water and oil molecules repel each other, so the oil molecules are called ________
hydrophobic
Precipitation that falls on land and flows over land surfaces into streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and the ocean
runoff
location where cellular respiration occurs in the cell
mitochondria
Binomial nomenclature include which two classifications?
Genus and species
The organism that only eats producers is called the ___________ _____________.
primary consumer
What do mutations add to the gene pool?
Variations
Water dissolves most substances making it the _______________ _______________.
Universal solvent
Water evaporated from plant surfaces
transpiration
The process of burning fossil fuels heats up the planet in a process called _________.
the greenhouse effect
Which characteristics distinguish Fungi from other kingdoms?
Fungi are multicellular and break down dead plant and animal matter.
The two-name naming system invented by Linnaeus is called _________ ____________.
Binomial nomenclature
Structures with the same parts have different functions; suggests that organisms share a common ancestry
homologous structures
Ice floats on top of water due to its lower ___________.
density
water turning into a gas due to heat
evaporation
true or false:
photosynthesis stores energy while cellular respiration releases that energy
true
Which symbiotic relationship is displayed between sharks and remoras, wherein the remora benefit and the shark is uneffected?
commensalism
Bacteria that live in very harsh environments belong to the domain __________.
Archaea
The human tailbone is an example of this type of structure, left over from a previous ancestor but no longer needed.
vestigial
When water sticks to itself, it is showing this characteristic
cohesion
Water is a ______ at room temperature, but it should be a gas. This is due to its polar molecules.
liquid
When humans breed organisms with specific characteristics, the process is know as ________ ________.
artificial selection
the symbiotic relationship between flowers and bees
mutualism
organisms with cells that have a nucleus are classified as _________.
eukaryotic
Traits which benefit an organism in its environment are referred to as _________.
adaptations