Kingdoms of Life
What domain do organisms that are unicellular and contain a nucleus belong to?
Eukarya
What type of reproduction occurs rapidly and generates uniform offspring?
Asexual Reproduction
What is the main function of the circulatory system?
Gas Exchange: delivers nutrients and oxygen throughout the body
What happens to a population of mice when a predator is introduced into their environment?
How does Earth's orbit around the Sun compare to that of other planets?
Its counterclockwise
Which kingdom includes organisms that are heterotrophic and many-celled?
Animalia
Which process leads to genetic diversity in offspring?
Sexual Reproduction
Which system is responsible for breaking down food?
Digestive System
Why is the bottom trophic level of an energy pyramid larger than the top?
Because it has the most energy
What is the habitable zone of a solar system?
A zone where life can exist
What characteristic do all cells in the Eukarya domain share?
Nucleus
What is the term for breeding organisms for specific traits?
Selective Breeding
What are the structures called that increase the surface area of the intestines?
Microvilli
What is selective breeding, and provide an example?
What type of tectonic boundary is found at mid-oceanic ridges?
Divergent Plate Boundary
Fill in the blank: Most members of the Plantae kingdom reproduce from __.
Asexual reproduction
What is the advantage of sexual reproduction.
Diverse Offspring
How do hormones affect bodily functions?
Answers may vary
How does agricultural activity affect surface water quality?
Agricultural runoff can get into rivers and cause growth of water plants or algae.
Describe the evidence supporting plate tectonics related to rock age.
New rock age will be at mid ocean ridges. Old rock age will be where plates are subducting.
Compare and contrast the characteristics of Animalia and Fungi kingdoms.
Fungi - some unicellular
Both- Multicellular
Both - heterotrophic
Fungi - Cell Walls
Animalia - No cell walls
Explain why asexual reproduction might be beneficial in certain environments.
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Discuss the interaction between the digestive system and the circulatory system.
Circulatory system carried nutrients absorbed by digestive system around the body
Describe how overfishing can impact marine biodiversity.
Overfishing drastically reduces marine biodiversity by decimating fish populations, disrupting food webs, and damaging marine habitats.
Discuss how human activities negatively impact ocean systems.
Pollution. Disrupting ecosystems.