Ecology
Ecology #2
Classification (terms, groups)
Classification #2 AND PEOPLE
Plants
Birds, Cells, Genetics
Anatomy Terms (for various organisms)
Biomes
OTHER
100
both organisms benefit
mutualism
100
layer of earth where life exists (300)
biosphere
100
protozoa that move using long, whip-like structures
(400)
flagellates
100
this group of algae includes the volvox (300)
green algae
100
a tree that has a strong central trunk and a cone-shaped crown has this type of branching (300)
spire-like
100
the structure that surrounds and protects the parts of an animal cell (400)
cell membrane
200
organisms interact only indirectly
neutralism
200
any object that releases carbon dioxide into the environment
carbon source
200
the most organized of the social insects
ants
200
branch of biology that studies organisms too small to be seen with the unaided eye
microbiology
200
top layer of interlaced leaves in a forest
canopy
200
the organelles of plant cells in which photosynthesis occurs (400)
chloroplasts
200
scientific term for the "feelers" on an insect's head
antennae
200
hottest and driest biome
desert
200
dormant state that some mammals enter in the winter
hibernation
300
max population that an environment can sustain
carrying capacity
300
nutritional relationship that involves on animal hunting another animal for food
predation
300
type of crocodilian with a distinctive long, thin snout
gharial
300
mammals whose young are born undeveloped and grow in a pouch on the mother's body
marsupial
300
central core of a young woody stem that stores food
pith
300
fastest-flying bird
peregrine falcon
300
air sacs in a person's lungs
alveoli
300
hot, humid region near the equator
tropical rainforest
300
the idea that the universe and life are the result of chance and natural processes
evolution
400
animal that does not hunt but looks for dead bodies of other animals
scavenger
400
type of relationship in which organisms struggle with other organisms for needed resources
competition
400
largest group of mammals
rodents
400
order of insects that have wings that are half-hardened and half-membranous and form an X on the back when the insect is at rest
hemiptera
400
tallest tree species
coast redwood
400
carnivorous hunting birds are classified in this group
birds of prey
400
dense canopy of trees, vines, and flowering plants
tropical rainforest
400
the idea that nature is God
pantheism
500
number and variety of species in an environment
biodiversity
500
formed by an environment and all its organisms
ecosystem
500
crustacean group that has one simple eye on top of its head
copepods
500
invertebrate group that is characterized by three body regions: head, foot, and mantle
mollusks
500
main tissue of a tree trunk
wood (xylem)
500
gliding within an updraft to gain altitude
soaring
500
egg-laying organ of a female insect
ovipositor
500
conifers are the dominant vegeation
boreal forest
500
group of nutrients that includes fats
lipids
600
term that describes the process that occurs when a new ecosystem develops when several years ago a nearby ecosystem was damaged
ecological succession
600
together, all the living things in an ecosystem
community
600
order of insects that includes dragonflies
Odonata
600
the only truly terrestrial crustacean (MUST BE THE TERM WE TALKED ABOUT)
woodlouse
600
a tree produces abnormal growths when it is attacked by this type of insect
gall-making
600
jelly-like substance found in the cell
cytoplasm
600
the system through which nutrients are supplied to cells, and wastes are removed from cells
cardiovascular (system)
600
plains and prairies filled with fertile soil
grassland
600
type of disease caused by a pathogen
infectious
700
an organism's occupation within its environment
niche
700
any other organism that exists in the same ecosystem as the organism being studied is this type of factor
biotic (factor)
700
arachnids that have a long tail with a venomous stinger
scorpions
700
an organism that does not have an organized nucleus
prokaryote
700
pores that allow air to enter and leave the stem of a tree
lenticels
700
combination of alleles that an organism has for a particular trait
genotype
700
the hard, moveable plates that cover the gills of a bony fish
opercula
700
region of water that is too salty to be freshwater and not salty enough to be saltwater
brackish biome
700
sensible explanation to a scientific problem
hypothesis
800
term that describes when an environment has reached its capacity for a particular species but keeps receiving more of that species
overpopulation
800
all the organisms of one species in an ecosystem
population
800
animal group characterized by having tube feet
echinoderms
800
tooth-like scales that can be seen if you look closely at a shark's skin
denticles
800
has no trees because the growing season is too short
tundra
800
the changing of an immature hatchling into an adult
metamorphosis
900
type of biogeochemical cycles that recycle nutrients found in soil and rocks
sedimentary
900
dominant plant species in a biome
climax vegetation
900
Father of Anatomy
Andreas Vesalius
900
early growth of a seed
germination
900
term that refers to a chick that is born featherless and helpless
altricial
900
organ that allows a bird to produce sound
syrinx
900
group of drugs that includes morphine and heroin
opioids
1000
an organism that feeds on dead and decaying matter
saprophyte
1000
a classification that describes an organism's feeding relationship with other organisms
trophic level
1000
17th century Italian scientist who demonstrated that maggots are not formed by spontaneous generation
Francesco Redi
1000
plants that live many grouping seasons
perennials
1000
the process by which a cell copies the DNA information of a gen into a molecule of RNA
transcription