unit 4
Is the sun classified as a star or as a planet?
A star.
What is one of the Muscular system functions?
-movement
-circulation of blood
-provides heat
-protect organs
List the Taxonomy levels in order.
-Domain
-Kingdom
-Phylum
-Class
-Order
-Family
-Genus
-Species
A organism that can make its own food is called a ______?
Producer.
Is severe weather an environmental challenge?
Yes.
Define orbit.
to travel in a curved path around something.
What do sweat glands release?
Excess water and salt.
Define Binomial Nomenclature.
A 2-word naming system for classifying organisms.
What are consumers that only eat plants?
Herbivore.
Which of the following is not an adaptation?
-migration
-hibernation
-tattoo
Tattoo
list all 7 planets in order not including any dwarf planets.
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
What are the 4 parts of the nervous system?
Brain, sensory organs, spinal cord and nerves.
How can you remember all the levels?
-Dear
-King
-Phillip
-Came
-Over
-For
-Good
-Soup
What is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy?
Food chain.
List the three adaptation categories.
-Structal
-Behavioral
-Physical
Where is the asteroid belt located.
Between Mars and Jupiter.
About how many skeletal muscles do you have in your body?
Over 400.
Define the Dichotomous Key.
A tool use by a taxonomist to identify and classify an unknown organism.
What are consumers that eat only animals?
Carnivores.
How do adaptations develop? (4 possible answers)
Over population, variation, selection or adaptation.
Approximately how hot is the suns core?
27 million degrees F.
List the 4 parts of the spinal cord.
-Cervical
-Thoracic
-Lumbar
-Sacral
Is the Genus part of a scientific name capitalized or lowercased?
Capitalized.
How does the amount of energy change as it moves up the energy pyramid?
It decreases.
Define genetic diversity.
The variety of inheritable characteristics in a population.