Which of the following is not an ecosystem?
utility pole
The energy in most ecosystems comes from
the sun
The organisms most likely to belong to the same species are
people at a football game
Which of the following statements about an organism's habitat is not true?
Most organisms can survive if they are taken away from their habitat
The community of a pond is made up of all the
populations of fish, insects, and other living organisms
Organisms can adapt
to their physical surroundings and to other organisms
Some organisms are more likely to survive because they
have certain physical traits, lack certain physical traits, and engage in certain behaviors
An organism is resistant to a chemical if it
has a gene that protects it from the chemical
The process of two species changing genetically in response to long-term interactions with each other is
coevolution
In order for evolution to occur in a population, individuals with a trait that is "naturally selected for" must
reproduce
Most scientists classify organisms into
six kingdoms
Which of the following animals is successful because it moves quickly, reproduces rapidly, and has a waterproof external skeleton
ant
Which of the following converts nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use
bacteria
Which of the following is not an algae that uses energy from the sun to make food
gymnosperm
Most land animals depend on angiosperms for
food
Which of the following describes soil and temperature in an ecosystem
abiotic factors
Humans have inadverently promoted the evolution of insects that are resistant to insecticides by
trying to control pest with chemicals
Which of the following best describes a population
members of the same species living in the same place at the same time
One way that bacteria and fungi are important to the environment is that they
break down dead organisms
Which of the following is not a biotic factor in an ecosystem
air
Single-celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are
bacteria
Which two kingdoms contain organisms that can use energy from the sun to make food
protists and plants
Many angiosperms depend on
animals to carry pollen and disperse seeds
Which of the following characteristics is usually shared by bacteria, fungi, and plants
they usually have cell walls
A gymnosperm is a
plant
If an insect can no longer be killed by a particular insecticide, it has developed a __________ to the chemical
resistence
Most bacteria, including the kinds that cause disease and those found in garden soil, belong to the kingdom __________
eubacteria
The initial source of food in most ocean and freshwater ecosystems is __________
phytoplanton
The initial source of food in most land ecosystems is _________
plants
Pine trees and other conifers are classified as _________ because the are woody plants, the seeds of which are not enclosed in fruits
gymnosperm
The living and once living parts of an ecosystem, including all the plants and animals, are ________ factors in the ecosystem
biotic
The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as rocks, light, air, and temperature, are ________ factors in the ecosystem
abiotic
Raccoons in Tennessee and raccoons in Illinois are members of the same _________, while all the raccoons in a forest in Wisconsin are a ________ of raccoons
Species, population
The place where an organism lives and that has the resources the organism needs is its
habitat
Darwin proposed that _________ is the mechanism for __________ the change in the genetic characteristics of a population from on generation to the next
natural selection, evolution
An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in a certain environment is a(n) _________
adaptation
A collie is a breed of dog that exists because of __________ selection
artifical
Bacteria are members of the ________ or _________ kingdoms
archeobacteria, eubactiria
Algae are a type of organism in the kingdom of ________
protist
Unlike other organisms, _________ do not have cell nuclei
bactiria
A mushroom is the _________ structure of a fungus
reproductive
Yeast that make brad rise belong to the ________ kingdom
fungi
The one-celled organisms that cause malaria belong to the _________ kingdom
protist
Many-celled organisms that have cell walls and make their own food are known as __________
plants
The leaves and roots of trees and other plants are connected by _________ tissue, a system of tubes that carry water and food
bascular
The first land plants were small and had to live in damp places. Their modern descendants are small plants known as ________
mosis
Two groups of plants are, respectively, _________ that produce seeds that are not in fruit and _________ that produce flowers and bear seeds in fruit
gymnosperm, angiosperms
Animals that lack backbones are called _________
invertabrates
Animals that have backbones are called ________
vertabrates
Athlete's foot is a disease caused by _________
fungi
Which of the following is not an ecosystem?
utility pole
The energy in most ecosystems comes from
the sun
The organisms most likely to belong to the same species are
people at a football game
Which of the following statements about an organism's habitat is not true?
Most organisms can survive if they are taken away from their habitat
The community of a pond is made up of all the
populations of fish, insects, and other living organisms
Organisms can adapt
to their physical surroundings and to other organisms
Some organisms are more likely to survive because they
have certain physical traits, lack certain physical traits, and engage in certain behaviors
An organism is resistant to a chemical if it
has a gene that protects it from the chemical
The process of two species changing genetically in response to long-term interactions with each other is
coevolution
In order for evolution to occur in a population, individuals with a trait that is "naturally selected for" must
reproduce
Most scientists classify organisms into
six kingdoms
Which of the following animals is successful because it moves quickly, reproduces rapidly, and has a waterproof external skeleton
ant
Which of the following converts nitrogen in the air into a form plants can use
bacteria
Which of the following is not an algae that uses energy from the sun to make food
gymnosperm
Most land animals depend on angiosperms for
food
Which of the following describes soil and temperature in an ecosystem
abiotic factors
Humans have inadverently promoted the evolution of insects that are resistant to insecticides by
trying to control pest with chemicals
Which of the following best describes a population
members of the same species living in the same place at the same time
One way that bacteria and fungi are important to the environment is that they
break down dead organisms
Which of the following is not a biotic factor in an ecosystem
air
Single-celled organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are
bacteria
Which two kingdoms contain organisms that can use energy from the sun to make food
protists and plants
Many angiosperms depend on
animals to carry pollen and disperse seeds
Which of the following characteristics is usually shared by bacteria, fungi, and plants
they usually have cell walls
A gymnosperm is a
plant
If an insect can no longer be killed by a particular insecticide, it has developed a __________ to the chemical
resistence
Most bacteria, including the kinds that cause disease and those found in garden soil, belong to the kingdom __________
eubacteria
The initial source of food in most ocean and freshwater ecosystems is __________
phytoplanton
The initial source of food in most land ecosystems is _________
plants
Pine trees and other conifers are classified as _________ because the are woody plants, the seeds of which are not enclosed in fruits
gymnosperm
The living and once living parts of an ecosystem, including all the plants and animals, are ________ factors in the ecosystem
biotic
The nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as rocks, light, air, and temperature, are ________ factors in the ecosystem
abiotic
Raccoons in Tennessee and raccoons in Illinois are members of the same _________, while all the raccoons in a forest in Wisconsin are a ________ of raccoons
Species, population
The place where an organism lives and that has the resources the organism needs is its
habitat
Darwin proposed that _________ is the mechanism for __________ the change in the genetic characteristics of a population from on generation to the next
natural selection, evolution
An inherited trait that increases an organism's chance of survival and reproduction in a certain environment is a(n) _________
adaptation
A collie is a breed of dog that exists because of __________ selection
artifical
Bacteria are members of the ________ or _________ kingdoms
archeobacteria, eubactiria
Algae are a type of organism in the kingdom of ________
protist
Unlike other organisms, _________ do not have cell nuclei
bactiria
A mushroom is the _________ structure of a fungus
reproductive
Yeast that make brad rise belong to the ________ kingdom
fungi
The one-celled organisms that cause malaria belong to the _________ kingdom
protist
Many-celled organisms that have cell walls and make their own food are known as __________
plants
The leaves and roots of trees and other plants are connected by _________ tissue, a system of tubes that carry water and food
bascular
The first land plants were small and had to live in damp places. Their modern descendants are small plants known as ________
mosis
Two groups of plants are, respectively, _________ that produce seeds that are not in fruit and _________ that produce flowers and bear seeds in fruit
gymnosperm, angiosperms
Animals that lack backbones are called _________
invertabrates
Animals that have backbones are called ________
vertabrates
Athlete's foot is a disease caused by _________
fungi