What is the success of an organism in reproduction
100
What are the four bases in DNA
What is A, C, T, G
100
The irreversible disappearance of a species or population is known as
What is extinction
200
How was the DDT problem solved?
What is parachuting stray cats into Borneo to control the rat population.
200
One species benefits, the other is harmed
What is parasitism
200
____________, not individual organisms evolve.
What is populations
200
A video was shown in class of an invasive species. What was its name?
What is Asian carp
200
Name all invasive species discussed by your classmates.
What is Japanese Knotweed, cane toad, iguana, Africanized honey bee, zebra mussel, European starling, Brown Tree Snake, Kudzu
300
How are tide pools able to allow such a diverse array of species?
What is high and low tide
300
List all prey and predators in the bean activity done in class.
What is prey: black, white, red, pinto, garbanzo
What is predator: fork, spoon, knife, clothespin
300
Geographic distribution of living species, chemical and anatomical similarities, similarities in embryology and _____________ are all evidence of evolution.
What is the fossil record
300
Viruses are not alive because _____________________.
What is not composed of cells
300
If the sea star is removed from the ecosystem, the mussel population explodes uncontrollably, driving out most other species, while the urchin population annihilates coral reefs. In this situation a sea star is considered a ___________.
What is keystone species
400
Define ecotone
What is transitional region between two ecosystems
400
A male blackbird sings to mark its territory against other male blackbirds. This is an example of:
What is intraspecific competition
400
Two or more species that evolve in response to one another is known as
What is coevolution
400
The Galapagos islands are located 800km west of ________________.
What is South America
400
What components of an ecosystem are not part of a community?
What is the abiotic factors
500
From highest to lowest, what are the ecological levels of organization
What is Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Organism
500
Both species benefits
What is mutualism
500
Individuals vary in their traits (size, coloration, running speed, resistance to disease). This variation must be ____________ for it to influence natural selection.
What is inherited/passed on
500
Draw a picture of the locations of Chthalamus and Balanus on a coastline.
What is (can't draw a picture here).
500
What are five universities located in Philadelphia?
Drexel, UPenn, Temple, Philadelphia Univ, Univ of Sciences, St Josephs, La Salle, Univ of the Arts.