Biology Final 1

Maintenance of Internal Constancy

One of the characteristics that living organisms share is homeostasis, this term is best described as....

Atom-Molecule-Organelle-Cell-Tissue

Which is the correct sequence for levels of biological organization within an organism?

Species

The least diverse and inclusive classification group is.....

Binomial Nomenclature, Genus and Species

This person, developed the biological naming system called __________, which consists of the ______ and ______.

Genus and Species

The Latin name for a seabird called the common term is Sterna hirundo. What is the level of this type of classification?

Protista, Fungi, Plantae, and Animalia

The four kingdoms included in the domain Eukarya are:

Genus

In the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus is identified as the.....

Species

MRSA infections occur in humans (Homo sapiens). Homo sapiens are.....

Eukarya

MRSA infections occur in humans (Homo sapiens). Homo sapiens are in which domain?

Keystone Species

A species that is so important to its community (such as the sea otter) that their removal can dismantle a food web is termed a:

Evidence

Science is based on.....

He swallowed a flask of the bacteria

In spite of controlled scientific experiments, the bacterial hypothesis for the cause of stomach ulcers was viewed with skepticism. What did Dr. Marshall do to further demonstrate the cause and effect relationship between the bacterium H pylori and stomac

Theories

Evolution, all life comes from cells, Disease is caused by germs, Gravity are all examples of.....

Makes observations, Forms questions, Proposes and tests hypothesis

In order to arrive at a conclusion, a scientist.....

Ecology

The scientific study of organisms and their interaction with each other and the environment.

Density Independent

The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the deaths of seabirds and sea turtles. This type if population regulation is known as.....

Clumped

The distribution of the human population in the United States is.....

Counting the number of plants in a quadrant and estimating the population over an area of known size.

An ecologist wants to count the number of weed plants (dandelions) that are distributed all over the grassy areas on the UNE campus. Which counting method would be most useful?

Exponential

Population growth that is fast, and accelerating with no environmental limitations can be described as.......

Parasitism, Disease, Competition

As population density increases, the chance of _______ also increases.

Population

Group of individuals of the same species inhabiting a given area.

Community

Groups of species occupying the same habitat

Ecosystem

Groups of species PLUS the abiotic environment

Niche

An organism's role in the community

Habitat

Place where a species lives

Niches

These are shorebirds that find food in the same general area. They avoid direct competition by occupying their respective _____.

Nonliving Components Only

Abiotic components of an ecosystem include:

Primary Producers

Photosynthetic organisms play this role in an ecosystem.

Heterotroph/Heterotroph and Carnivore/Herbivore

Ecosystem terminology for the cheetah and the zebra are:

Biomagnification

Top predators in the Arctic Ocean have higher levels of a pollutant (PCB) in their tissues than primary consumers such as zooplankton. This is because of .......

Parasitism, Commensalism, Mutualism

Symbiotic relationships include......

Biological Control

Rick knows that the aquatic larvae of draginflies consume mosquito larvae and that adult dragonflies consume adult mosquitoes. He adds drogonfly larva to his pond every year. This particular strategy is called.....

Symbiosis

A relationship between different species in which on species lives in or on another is:

Coevolution

Whe two species interact closely each can have an effect on the genome of the other. The result of this very long term interaction is ______.

About 10%, with 90% lost as heat

Energy transfer up a food chain is _____.