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Exam 4 Bio
Exam four Biology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mammal Characteristics | have fur Have distinctive teeth Produce milk Highly developed brains monotrene- lay eggs Marsupials pouches Placental Mammals |
| A _____ is a fibrous rod that runs down the back of a chordate | Notochord |
| What are similarities between bird, reptile & mammals | All have an amnion, covering made of keratin, and they are craniates |
| What are the evolutionary link between birds and reptiles | Four-chambered hearts, egg laying and scales |
| Is a four chambed heart more effecient than a two chambered hear? Why? | It can generate a stronger contraction |
| What kind of fish is a shark? | Cartilaginous fish |
| Why do Amphibians live in a moist habitat? | to promote gas exchange across their skin and to maintain their eggs |
| What are the four distinguishable characteristics of a vertebrate? | Notochord, dorsal hollow nerve cord, postanal tail and pharyngeal pouches and gill slits |
| What does Ectotherms use the environment for? | to regulate body temperature |
| What do Endotherms use metabolic heat for? | to regulate body temperature |
| Caecilian | large earthworm like amphibia |
| Amniotic egg evolution | allows for adaptation in warmer arid climates |
| What adaptations enable flight? | Hollow bones, streamline bodies and feathers |
| What does the water cycle not rely on? | Decomposers |
| What two properties all ecosystems share are ? | organisms & abiotic enviroment |
| What would primary succession be found on? | New formed volcanic (bare rock) islands |
| Secondary succession would be found on? | soil that's been disturbed |
| Mutualism | both organisms |
| Community | group of multiple species coexisting within a defined location |
| What does the Phosphorus cycle not have? | A gas phase |
| Carbon is linked closely to what? | Earth's climate |
| What does the Nitrogen cycle rely on? | bacteria fixation |
| Every level of the energy pyramid loses energy by how much? | 10 percent |
| Keystone Species | pivotal component of a community |
| harmfl chemical travel throughout trophic lvls and are.. | bioaccumulate |
| What are the living parts of the ecosystems? | Communities |