Ethics
True or False: shifts in behavior are not a concern when moving organisms to captivity.
What is false?
Name a biome
tundra, taiga, temperate rainforest, grasslands, chaparral, tropical rainforest, desert
Thermoregulation is . . . .
the ability to maintain stable body temperatures
This animal is closely related to the elephant, and manatee
What are hyraxes?
Name one driver for habitat loss
urban expansion, agriculture, building homes, land for energy / mining / renewables
White-nose syndrome is caused by _____________.
What is a fungus?
Both the tropical rainforest and desert are ____________; the tropical rainforest has more __________________
hot ; rain
Muscles attach to _______ to aid in locomotion
what are bones?
The natural cycles of hormones in an organism's body are called _______
what are circadian rhythms
What does CHIPPO stand for?
Climate change, habitat loss, invasive species, pollution, population growth, overharvesting
What is a prokaryote
A difference between the tundra and taiga is ________________
taiga has a bit more precipitation and is slightly warmer
Scientists predict ______ brains have the most plasticity
Who are humans?
Daily Double!!: Hearing and sensing vibrations are an example of this type of reception
what is mechanoreception
What is an endocrine disruptor? (don't use the word endocrine or disrupt in your response)
factor that interferes with the natural hormone cycles in organisms
This type of virus inserts its genome into the host cell
What is a retrovirus?
This biome in Brazil is facing habitat loss, in large due to animal agriculture.
What is the rainforest?
Organisms that have pluripotent stem cells, and/or undifferentiated cells, can undergo ____________ as a self-defense strategy
what is regeneration?
Taxis is a type of ___________ behavior
what is innate?
Why are invasives so good at becoming invasive? Name two ways
high reproduction rate, generalists for food and habitat, lack of predators
This type of virus cycle involves the reproduction of viruses using a host cell to manufacture more viruses; the viruses then burst out of the cell. Host cell is destroyed.
What is lytic?
Prairie dogs live in this biome
What are grasslands?
daily double: These frogs crack their own finger bones, pierce them through the skin of their toe pads, and use them as claws
What are hairy/wolverine frogs
Action potentials travel from ________ to ______ down a neuron.
dendrites to axon terminal
Place the following countries in order from fastest to slowest population growth: US, China, India, Japan
India > US > China > Japan