Body Systems
What is the correct order of organization of cells?
Cells - Tissue - Organs - Organ Systems - Organism
How would a population increase of rabbits affect vegetation?
Which ecosystem is terrestrial?
A. Ocean
B. Estuary
C. Rainforest
D. Freshwater
C. Rainforest
What similarity lies between the muscular and the skeletal system?
Movement and support
Give an example of an aquatic ecosystem carnivore.
Shark, seal
Which system is responsible for transporting oxygen to cells?
Circulatory System
What is an inherited trait in beavers?
A. Building a dam
B. Large teeth
C. Ability to swim
D. Eating wood
B. Large teeth
How would the population of herbivore consumers be affected if a wildfire destroyed all the plant life in the ecosystem?
All consumer populations within that ecosystem would decrease.
What are examples of decomposers in a food chain?
A. Mushroom, fungi, bacteria, worm
B. Shrub, tree, grass
C. Shrub, mushroom, grass
D. Fungi, bacteria, grass, worm
A. Mushroom, fungi, bacteria, worm
A forest is being torn down in order to put in a housing development. This environment change will have what kind of population impact on beavers?
The beaver population will decrease because their homes are being destroyed.
Which system is responsible for the production of red blood cells?
Skeletal
Cells are the smallest unit of life.
Cells come together to form tissue.
What would happen to the population of seals and polar bears if the small fish population die out due to an oil spill?
Both seals and polar bear populations would decrease.
What would happen if we did not have decomposers?
Decomposers create nutrients out of plant and animal waste.
Which statement identifies beavers as consumers?
A. Beavers are dam builders
B. Beavers eat trees and aquatic plants
C. Beavers hide from predators in lodges
D. Beavers build dams that are beneficial for the ecosystem
B. Beavers eat trees and aquatic plants
What body systems receive what they need to perform their function from the environment?
Respiratory and Digestive
A puppy in a liter has a short tail and barks loudly. Which trait is inherited?
The short tail.
How are ocean ecosystems and grassland ecosystem similar?
Both ecosystems have plants and animals that rely on each other.
Ecosystem: TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST
Rainfall: 45 inches
Temperature: 55 degrees F
Amount of biodiversity: High
Does it experience seasonal changes? YES
Ecosystem: TROPICAL TRAINFOREST
Rainfall: 300 inches
Temperature: 80 degrees F
Amount of biodiversity: High
Does it experience seasonal changes? no
Trees in a temperate deciduous forests lose their leaves, which most trees in tropical rainforests stay full and green all year. Which statement best explains this difference?
a. Both ecosystems have high biodiversity
b. Rainforests have high biodiversity but temperate deciduous forests do not.
c. Temperatre deciduous stay warm and wet all year, while temperature and amount of rainfall change throughout the year in rainforests
d. Rainforests stay warm and wet all year while temperature and amount of rainfall change throughout the year in temperate deciduous forests.
d. Rainforests stay warm and wet all year while temperature and amount of rainfall change throughout the year in temperate deciduous forests.
How are the functions of the nervous system and the circulatory system similar in the human body?
The nervous system sends and receives signals throughout the body, and the circulatory system moves blood and nutrients throughout the body.
What level of organization is the pancreas located?
Organ
What are examples of acquired characteristics?
A. Swimming, biking, brown hair
B. Blue eyes, olive skin, freckles
C. Speaking Spanish, playing drums, hitchhikers thumb
D. Walking, Speaking English, Playing baseball
D. Walking, Speaking English, Playing baseball
What is a similarity between salt marshes and estuaries?
Both are affected by the changing tides.
What characteristics or traits would a person get from the environment?
allergies
Organisms can find all the resources they need in both grassland and forest ecosystems.” Which statement supports the scientist’s claim?
A Both ecosystems have trees as the main plant type.
B Both ecosystems have high amounts of biodiversity.
C A lower amount of rainfall in forests prevents animals from making their homes there.
D Cooler temperatures in grasslands prevent animals from making their homes there.
B Both ecosystems have high amounts of biodiversity.