Ch.8
What are extremophiles?
Archaea that can survive in extreme conditions
A eukaryotic kingdom that recycle nutrients from dead organisms
Fungi
Which phylum is most closely related to our own?
Echinoderms
Factors in an ecosystem like animals and bacteria
Biotic factors
The largest classification group
Domain
The domains that are prokaryotic
Bacteria and archaea
What is hyphae?
Fibers that make up the structure of fungi
What kind of fish are hagfish and lampreys?
Jawless fishes
If we eat a hamburger made from a cow that ate grass, what are we?
A secondary consumer
The kingdoms in Domain Eukarya
Protists, fungi, plants, animals
What did the unique conditions of primordial earth result in?
Biogenesis
What is a plant's cuticle?
A waxy coating that helps retain water
Animals that have a mammary gland
Mammals
The amount of energy transferred from one trophic level to the next
10%
What is important in allowing plants to use nitrogen?
Bacteria
The eukaryotic group that includes algae
Protist
How do plants absorb water and minerals from soil?
Their roots
Where do amphibians reproduce?
Only in the water
What happens to most energy in a trophic level?
Most is used or lost
The maximum population size that an environment can support
Carrying capacity
Lineages that gave rise to fungi and animals diverged from what ancestor?
Protists
Where do land plants obtain their resources
Soil and air
What group is identified by a hollow nerve chord, notocord, and tail during embryonic development?
Chordates
What is an ecological footprint?
the amount of land and water required to sustain one person
What is a heterotroph?
An organism that obtains energy from eating other organisms