Misc.
Organisms in the kingdom Plantae make their own food through what process?
What is photosynthesis?
What factor is air and temperature considered?
What is an abiotic factor?
What is the term for an organism’s inherited traits that improve survival chances?
What is adaptation?
What term describes the area or environment where an organism lives?
What is a habitat?
What is the term for the curved claws that raptors use for hunting?
What are talons?
A physical or behavioral resemblance to another species is known as __________.
What is mimicry?
Which of the following is an biotic factor: Humidity, E.coli, Air?
What is E. Coli?
The process by which humans select organisms with desirable traits to reproduce, like with dog breeding, is called what?
What is artificial selection?
What is the term for all the members of a species that live in the same area at the same time?
What is a population?
What are the wart-like bumps on the bottom of an osprey’s feet called?
What are spicules?
What is the term for an organism that can produce fertile offspring?
What is a species?
How many kingdoms are there?
What is 6?
What is the term for the ability of organisms to tolerate a chemical designed to kill?
What is resistance?
What is the term for all the organisms living in an area together with their physical environment?
What is an ecosystem?
What is another term for a third eyelid that protects a bird's eyes?
What is the nictitating membrane?
What is a niche?
What is the role or function of an organism in its ecosystem?
Which cells have a nucleus: Archaebacteria, Eubacteria, Protists, Fungi, Plants, or Animals?
What are Protists, Fungi, Plants, and Animals?
This concept is used to describe the survival and reproduction of organisms with advantageous traits.
What is natural selection?
This term refers to a group of populations living in the same place and interacting with each other.
What is a community?
The Peregrine falcon has adapted to use these man-made structures to raise its young.
What are tall buildings?
This kingdom includes microscopic, single-celled organisms with no nucleus.
What is Archaebacteria or Eubacteria?
What are the key differences between Archaebacteria and Eubacteria?
What are Archaebacteria living in extreme environments and Eubacteria living in more common places?
What year did Charles Darwin propose his theory?
1859
What is the difference between an ecosystem and a community?
A community consists only of biotic factors, while an ecosystem includes both biotic and abiotic factors.
What are some of the characteristics that help insects to survive that we discussed in class? (need 4)
What is
A waterproof external skeleton
The ability to move quickly,
Rapid reproduction,
The ability to fly,
Small size,