Behaviors
This why baby animals of some predatory species play fight
To learn how to hunt and fight
Define a habitat
An area that fits all the needs of a specific species
This group was the first to evolve on land and did not need to support their body weight
Arthropods (insects, arachnids, crustaceans) (any one of them counts)
This is what igneous rocks form from
Molten rock (magma)
This what sickle cell anemia provides protection against
Malaria
This is the reason why male giraffes fight with their necks
Display of dominance for females
Define an ecosystem
The abiotic and biotic factors making up a certain area
This group of animals has no skeleton and no brain, but possess nerves and a stomach
Cnidaria (corals, jellyfish) (either answer counts)
The oldest mountain range on Earth
The Appalachian Mountains
Describe complete dominance
The dominant completely masks the recessive one
This is the diet of piscivores
Fish
Name the biomes with the highest levels of rainfall
Tropical and temperate rainforests
This group of animals possesses an early evolved skeleton made of cartilage
Chondrichthyans (sharks, skates, and rays) (any one of them counts)
These are three major processes caused by tectonic plates colliding or seperating
Volcanic and mountain construction, earthquakes, ocean ridges
This blood type is referred to as the universal donor
O negative blood
This is an example of mimicry
Coral snakes and kingsnakes, copperheads and water snakes, rat/racer snakes and rattlesnakes, any other valid example
Which ecosystem is technically classified as a desert other than the desert biome
Tundra
This is why amphibians are bound to water
Their skin needs to be moist to breathe and they lay their eggs in water
This is what LUCA stands for and what does it mean
Last Universal Common Ancestor, the last ancestor that all life shares
Why do alterations in the order of letters in DNA sequences affect people's health
Structure of proteins get altered and don't function correctly
This is one group behavior exhibited by orca whales
Pack hunting in ice, herding fish, living in family groups, any other valid behavior
Northern water snake, ribbon snake, snapping turtle, painted turtle, green treefrog, American bullfrog, green frog, great blue heron, green heron, red-winged blackbird, wood duck, nutria, great egret
This is the last remaining lineage of the dinosaurs
Aves (birds)
3.8 billion years old