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introduction to eco
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is ecology | ,The study of relationships between organisms and their environment |
| What is an organism | ,A living thing |
| How many cells can living things be made of | ,One cell (unicellular) or many cells (multicellular) |
| What genetic material do all living things have | ,DNA or RNA |
| What does growth mean in living things | ,Developing and becoming larger |
| What is reproduction | ,Producing offspring |
| What is sexual reproduction | ,Two parents produce genetically unique offspring |
| What is asexual reproduction | ,One parent produces genetically identical offspring |
| What is a stimulus | ,A change in an organism’s environment |
| What is a response | ,How an organism reacts to a stimulus |
| Give an example of stimulus and response,Sunlight is the stimulus and a sunflower growing toward it is the response | |
| Can individual organisms evolve | ,No only populations can evolve |
| What is adaptation | ,Traits that help organisms survive and reproduce |
| What is metabolism | ,All chemical reactions that use energy and produce waste |
| What is an organism in ecological organization | ,One individual living thing |
| What is a population | ,Members of the same species living together |
| What is a community | ,Different populations living together |
| What is an ecosystem | ,A community plus abiotic nonliving factors |
| What are abiotic factors | ,Nonliving parts of the environment like temperature and water |
| What is a biome | ,Large regions with similar ecosystems and climate |
| What is the biosphere | ,All life on Earth |
| What is biodiversity | ,The variety of life at all levels |
| What is taxonomy | ,The science of classifying organisms |
| What are the levels of classification in order | ,Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species |
| What is binomial nomenclature | ,A two name system using genus and species |
| Who created binomial nomenclature | ,Carolus Linnaeus |
| What is a cladogram | ,A diagram showing relatedness of organisms |
| What does a cladogram NOT show | ,Direct ancestral relationships |
| What is a dichotomous key | ,A tool used to identify organisms using characteristics |
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