Evolution
What came up with the Theory of Evolution?
Charles Darwin
What is Taxonomy?
The science of classifying living things
What are the three kinds of heterotrophs?
Omnivores, carnivores, and herbivores
True or False: Once the plant or animal has died, so does all of the elements within it.
False
A close relationship between 2 organisms in which one organism lives near, on, or inside another
Symbiosis
Name the three types of structure.
Homologous-Analogous-Vestigal
What are the two parts of a scientific name?
Genus and Species
What is commonly the 1st trophic level?
producers
What are the 4 cycles of matter?
Water-Nitrogen-Carbon-Oxygen
What would happen to a group of ants if more anteaters migrated to their home?
The population would decrease
What are the structures and behaviors that organisms have evolved in order to survive better in their environments?
Adaptations
What are the three domains?
Archaea-Eubacteria-Eukarya
What is a food web?
A network of connected food chains
Oxygen is taken in by plants and animals during...
Cellular Respiration
What are the 3 types of symbiosis?
Commensalism-Parasitism-Mutualism
When organisms become very different from each other as they evolve and become better suited to their environment
Biodiversity
What are the 7 levels of Taxonomy?
Kingdom-Phylum-Class-Order-Family-Genus-Species
What happens to energy levels as we go up in trophic levels?
It decreases
Where is the nitrogen taken in?
bacteria that live in plant roots
What causes the balance of the ecosystem to be readjusted?
a change
What are the 4 pieces of evidence for the Theory of Evolution?
Embryology-Fossil Record-Comparative Anatomy-Molecular Evidence
What are the 6 kingdoms of living things?
Archaebacteria-Eubacteria-Protista-Fungi-Animalia-Plantae
What are the 3 categories of living things?
Producers-Consumers-Decomposers
Water does one of two things after falling to earth, which are.......
1.seeps into the ground for plants to use
2.runs off the land to lower-lying bodies of water
What does a parasite feed on, trying to weaken it?
a host