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 _____.