The genus name of the rose Ryan is looking for is Rosa. Its specific name is alba. What will it say on the tag identifying the plant?
Rosa alba
100
During the winter season, animals travel to warmer places to find food, water, or safe nesting grounds. What is this seasonal behavior called?
Migration
100
A cat's leg, a dolphin's flipper, and a bat's wing contain similar bones. What does this suggest?
These species share a common ancestor.
100
Where are most fossils found?
In sedimentary rock
100
What are the three R's of environmental protection?
Reduce, reuse, recycle
200
Kim is studying two types of chimpanzees: Pan troglodytes and Pan paniscus. Based on their names, Kim can conclude that they ____________.
Have many common characteristics, belong to the same genus.
200
What is natural selection?
The process by which individuals that are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do. Survival of the fittest.
200
In a population of frogs, male frogs croak to scare off predators. However, a few male frogs cannot croak as loudly as other male frogs do. Why are the louder male frogs more likely to survive?
They will escape predators
200
When would a scientist use the relative dating method?
To determine whether one rock layer is older than another rock layer.
200
What are three things that can cause pollution?
noise, garbage, chemicals ect.
300
The scientific name for the European white water lily is Nymphaea alba. To which genus does this plant belong?
Nymphaea
300
A chameleon can change the color of its skin to blend in with its environment. This adaptation helps it hide from predators. What is this adaptation called?
Camouflage
300
When looking at a sample of layers of sedimentary rock, where would the oldest fossils be found?
At the bottom
300
What is a fossil?
The remains or physical evidence of an organism preserved by geologic processes.
300
A certain object is biodegradable. How does that benefit the environment?
It is readily broken down, so it doesn't take up space in a landfill.
400
Animalia, Protista, Fungi, and Plantae are the _________.
names of kingdoms.
400
An alligator is camouflaged by duckweed in a swamp. how is this an example of an adaptation?
The alligator can blend in with the duckweed and sneak up on its prey.
400
Variation happens as a result of the exchange of genetic information as it is passed from parent to offspring. What is true about inherited variation?
Variation can influence whether some organisms are more likely to survive to reproduce.
400
What are index fossils?
fossils of organisms that lived for a relatively short, well-defined geologic time span.
400
The loss of any habitat can affect biodiversity. The loss of which habitat will have the greatest effect on biodiversity?
The rain forest
500
The two parts of a scientific name are the _________.
Genus and species.
500
What are the four steps to natural selection?
Overproduction, genetic variation within a population, struggle to survive, and successful reproduction.
500
Darwin observed variations between individuals within a population, but he did not know how variations occur. What causes variation in a population?
differences in genes
500
The fossil record shows that reptiles were once the dominant land animals on Earth. Which animals flourished after the extinction of the dinosaurs?
mammals
500
An exotic species often thrives in its new environment because it _____________.