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Biology Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Darwin observed that the _______ of many animals and plants varied ________ among the different islands of the ________ | 1. characteristics 2. noticably 3. Galapagos |
| Darwin wondered if the different finches found on the Galapagos Islands, had once descendef from the same_______ | species |
| The scientific ideas of _______ ________ were published in a work titled "on the Origin of Species" in the year_______ | 1. Charles Darwin 2. 1859 |
| Tails of a certian breed of dog are cut off after birht. WEach succeding generations is born with a long tail. This disproves Lamarck's idea the Evoltuion is based on the inheritance of _______ traits | acuired |
| the idea that individual that have inherited adaptation and are better suited to their enviorments survive and reproduce and reproduce most successfully is a theory which Darwin called the Theory of ______ ______ | Natural selction |
| Darwin theory of evolution is based on 2 major ideas:1. __________ 2. ____________ | 1. fossil records 2. gentetic structures |
| the two main sources of genetic variation are ___________ and ___________ | gene shuffling and mutation |
| if a mutation is introduced into a population, what factor will determine if the mutated genes become more frequent in this particular population | if it makes the individual more fit to their environment |
| an inherited characteristic that can physical [structural], physiological, or behavioral is a[n] | adaptation |
| the pelvis and femur of this whale are no longer used for walking. These organs that are reduced in size so that they are traces of homologus organs in other species are called | vestigial structures |
| darwin viewed the fossil record as a detailed record of | history |
| how do geographic isolation and temporal isolation differ? | geographic- species are separated by land temporal- separated by time |
| list some examples of fossils | bones eggs, footprints, shells |
| a two word naming system developed by Linnaeus in which each species is assigned a two-part scientific name called ____________ ___________. | binomial nomenclature |
| the first word is the genus and the second word is | species |
| what is the largest and most general taxonomic category | kingdoms |
| what do you think scientist used to prepare this diagram of the modern and ancient horse | fossil remains |
| all organisms in the kingdom protista, fungi, and animal are | eukaryotic (cells with nucleus) |
| Prokaryotic shapes are | bacill (ovules connect) spirilla (one long ovule) cocci (circles) |
| list 3 ways that bacteria can be used by human | synthesize drugs food& beverage industry mining minerals |
| viruses are composed of a core of nucleic acids, _________, or ________ surround by a outer __________ _________ | DNA or RNA protein coat |
| ___________ are bacteria and viruses that can cause disease | pathogens |
| TRUE or FALSE- viral diseases can be treated with antibiotics | false |
| TRUE or FALSE- Viral diseases can be prevented with vaccines | true |
| TRUE or FALSE- protist are any animals that are not members of the kingdoms Plantae, Fungi, Animalia, or a prokaryote | true |
| photosynthetic alage produce much of earth's ___________ through photosynthesis | oxygen |
| a parmecium is [ single-celled, prokaryotic, or multi- celled] eukaryote | single- celled |
| all fungi [ make or absorb] their food | absorb |
| fungi feeds on ________ and _______ organisms | dead, and decay |
| TRUE or FALSE- fungi carryout photosynthesis | false |
| define ecology | scientfic study of interaction among organisms and between organisms and environment or surrounding |
| r=the main energy sources for life on earth is _________ | sunlight |
| an organism at the bottom of the food chain that produces its own food from inorganic compounds is called a _______________ | producer |
| Animal that eats both animal, and plants(consumers) | omnivore |
| what symbiotic relationship is between two species where both species benefit | mutualism |
| all interconnected feeding relationships in an ecosystem make up a food ______ | web |
| define trophic level | individual steps in a food chain |
| the feeding relationship (from producer to decomposer) that form a network of complex interactions among organisms in a community make up a ___________ ____________ | food web |
| (10% process) The rest of the energy is used for life processes and lost as ____________ | heat |
| define extinct | no longer living, no longer here |
| what is an organism's niche | job it has in a ecosystem |
| what does the "competitive exclusion principle" state | no two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at same time |
| what is NOT recycled in the earths atmosphere | energy |
| unlike the one-way flow of energy, __________ is recoiled within and between ecosystems | matter |
| humans have added increased level of CO2 to the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels of industry and clear vegetation. What cycle of matter is this primarily affecting | carbon |
| nitrogen fixation is carried out primarily by | bacteria |
| define biotic | living, organisms in a ecosystems |
| define abiotic | physical, nonliving, factors shape ecosystem |
| what is a function of a stem | transport water and minerals to leaves |
| what is the function of leaves | absorbing light and carrying out photosynthesis |
| _____________ are the pore- like openings in the understanding of the leaf. They are surrounded by two bean shaped ___________ __________ | stomata guard cells |
| plant adaptation found in a cactus in arid desert climate | roots- near the surface, spread long distance leaves- thin & spiny to prevent drying out stems- think to hold water |
| name the parts of the flower NOT involved in reproduction | sepal and petals |
| define phototropism | plants grow toward sunlight |
| define gravitropism | plants grow to gravity |
| define thigmotropism | plants respond to touch |
| animals are multicellualr, __________ heterotroph whose cells lack _________ ___________ | eukarytoic cell wall |
| a type of body symmetry in which in the body can be divided into equal halves. There is a definite left and right side.______________ ______________ | Bilateral symmetry |
| upper side of an organism | dorsal |
| bottom side of an organism | ventral |
| front end of an organism | anterior |
| back end of an organism | posterior |
| a vertebrate is any chordate that has a strong supporting structure known as the vertebral column, or _________ ________ | back bone |
| the four - chambered bird heart ensures that___________- rich blood is separated from ________- poor blood | oxygen oxygen |
| what four types of tissue found in the human body | nervous, epithelial, muscular, cardiac |
| mad of glands that release hormones into the blood stream | endocrine |
| collects fluid that is lost by the blood and returns it to the circulatory system | lymphatic |
| windpipe , connects the nose? mouth to the bronchi and lungs | trachea |
| advantage of having folds (villi) in the small intestines | increase surface area to maximize nutrients absorption |
| __________ are smallest of blood vessels. | capillaries |
| what organs in the excretory system remove waste and toxins from the blood | kidney |
| ___________ carries air from the trachea to the lungs | bronchi |
| what blood cells carry hemoglobin | red cells |
| what blood cells are associated with the immune system and increase with infection | white cells |
| excretory system | eliminates wastes from the body and maintains homeostasis |
| respiratory system | provided oxygen and eliminates carbon dioxide |
| what 3 blood vessels carry oxygen poor blood | inferior vena cava superior vena cava pulmonary artery |
| because there is oxygen in the alveoli than in the blood around it, oxygen will diffuse from the ______________, into the _____________ | alveoli blood |
| what chamber receives oxygen -poor blood from the body | right atrium |
| what kind of vessel carries blood away from the heart | artery |
| what chamber pumps o2 - rich blood to the body | left ventricle |
| what chamber pumps o2 poor- blood to the lungs | right ventricle |
| what chamber receives o2- rich blood from the lungs | left atrium |
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