Trophic Levels
Darwin
Domains
Adaptations
Taxonomy
100
All energy on Earth starts with
the sun
100
First to describe the theory of natural selection and how this theory was first conceived (thought of!)
Charles Darwin
100
Humans are found in this domain
Eukarya
100
A snowshoe rabbit has white fur in the winter and darker fur in the summer
Physical adaptation
100
Proper scientific name used to name species
Genus and species
200
Herbivores are also known as
Primary consumers
200
Charles Darwin noticed that animals in similar environments had similar __________
characteristics
200
Halophiles who can thrive BEST in high salt concentrations
archaea
200
Octopus or algae? Changing shape is _______ ______
physical adaptation
200
Correct order of taxonomic levels
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
300
The level in a food web above the primary producer would be the
Primary consumer
300
Where Darwin studied natural selection and discovered evolution
Galapagos islands
300
Known for its incredible diversity and represents the most abundant forms of life on Earth
bacteria
300
Specialized skin cells called chromatophores allow squid to communicate with one another. Male Caribbean reef squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) turn red to attract females and white to repel other males—and can even split the coloration of their bodies down the middle. This adaptation is
physiological
300
The two-word organization system for classifying organisms
Binomial Nomenclature
400
Organisms that have the most energy available to them
Primary producers
400
A mutation occurs that causes some mice to have black fur. This causes ___________
variation
400
Cyanobacteria belongs in this domain
Bacteria
400
Galapagos Finch
400
Phylum of the Gag Grouper
Chordata
500
Type of organism that exists in all trophic levels
detritivores
500
Over many generations, species pick up beneficial traits that allow them to adapt well to their environment which increases survival and reproduction. This is called
Evolution
500
Archaea, bacteria and eukarya
the three domains in the classification of life
500
One of the best known examples of evolution by natural selection is the Peppered Moth in Britain. This was the root cause of this change.
The environment or Industrial Revolution
500
The class in which whale sharks are placed
Chondrichthyes