Evolution/Relationships
Who is known as the father of evolution and helped prove natural selection?
Charles Darwin
A major land ecosystem determined mostly by the features of a climate and dominant plants is called a ________________.
biome
Who is the father of taxonomy?
Carlous Linneaus
What is a bacteriophage?
viruses that infect bateria
True or false; Animals lack cell wall.
True.
True or false: Every organisms has the potential to produce more offspring than can survive.
True
At what trophic level do you find plants?
trophic level 1
The science of naming and classifying organisms is called ______________.
taxonomy
Non living, a cellular micoorganisms are called ________.
viruses
What is the purpose of an amniotic egg?
to prevent the offspring from drying out.
When were more colorful guppies more abundant? When were less colorful guppies more abundant?
low predation
high predation
How much energy is LOST at each trophic level?
80-95 percent
kingdom protista
What are endospores?
dormant forms of bacteria; form during harsh conditions.
What feature in plants allowed them to grow larger and taller?
vascular tissue.
True or False; helminths are considered parasites.
True
At what trophic level do you find herbivores?
trophic level 2; primary consumers
Which classification category is the least inclusive and which category is the most inclusive?
domain
How are prokaryotes different from eukaryotes?
Simple; no membrane bound organelles; smaller
binary fission
Describe the three types of symbiotic relationships.
mutualism-both benefit
parasitism- one benefits, one is harmed
commensalism- one benefits, one is neither helped nor harmed.
For the following food chain, label each organism in its correct trophic level and if it is a consumer, producer, etc.
grass, rabbit, snake, bird
grass- producer, trophic level 1
rabbit- primary consumer, trophic level 2
snake- secondary consumer, trophic level 3
bird- tertiary consumer, trophic level 4
What are the 5 types of isolation?
geographical
mechanical
temporal
behavioral
ecological
What two types of organisms are prokaryotic?
What kingdoms are considered eukaryotic?
bacteria and archae
fungi, protista, animals, plants
Describe the 3 types of mammals.
monotremes-lay eggs
marsupials- have a pouch
placentals- have a placental