Order and Design Semester 1 Exam Review

The dormants state that some mammals enter in winter

The large vessels that carry blood back to the heart

What term refers to the similarity of design found in many living things

What type of leaf has more than one leaflet attached to the petiole?

Because they do not eat plants the only group of mammals considered truly carnivorous are the

The body system that breaks food down into usable nutrients

For protection and dispersal, angiosperm seeds are enclosed inside a structure called

The idea that claims evolution occures in rapid bursts separated by long periods of time

includes manatees and dugongs

The only mammals that can actually fly are ?.

Sensible but untested explanation for a scientific problem

Idea that an organism better able to survive in an environment than another organism will survive and become predominant

A lack of proper nutrition due to a poor diet is called ______

The cental nervous system contains

The slow-moving arboreal xenarthran with large claws is the

Some hoofed mammals are known for their head extendsion of dead bone without covering. These structures are

An originally created type of organism

Bats are able to find their insect prey using their ______ system

A plant that grows from seeds, produces flowers, and dies in one season

What is a group of mammals that includes lemurs, monkeys, apes, and humans?

The organ that produces bile, filters certain poisonous substances from the blood, and stores exess blood gluclose

Hormones that control various internal body functions are released by the ____ system

Kangaroos travel in groups called

A disease caused by pathogens

Mammals whose young develop in a uterus or womb are

What is the largest group of mammals?

The place within the environment where an organism lives

The layer of skin drectly above the dermis

a sudden permanent random change in an organism's DNA

A scientist is studying the smallest flowering plant. What branch of biology does this scientist specialize in?

The factor that is measured or observed during an experiment is known as the

The lower chambers of the human heart are known as the:

The incorrect view of life that teaches each modern species is descended directly from created species, no variation is

The group of nutrients that includes sugars and starches

Science put into practical use is called...

Tasmanian tiger was a striped, dog-like marsupial. The last one died in 1936. It's now

a strong feeling expressed in a physical way

The thin, sticky film of bacteria that forms on teeth

The transfer of the pollen from the anther to the stigma.

Who is known as the Father of Anatomy?

The French scientist who used broth and flasks to disprove spontaneous generation

The most commonly abused hallucinogen in the United States

The system that controls the body functions and activities

Mammals that are oviparous are called...

The group of marine mammals with comb-like plates for capturing food are

An animal that with no backbone.

What is the cougars scientific name?

Variation of the gene pool within a particular kind is?

The group of drugs that includes alcohol

The mineral needed for the transport of oxygen in the blood

Have four upper incisors that continue growing

Early growth of a seed until the plant is ready to produce its own food

What is the term for the tiny air sacs found in a persons lungs

The process by which life continues through a new generation of organisms.

Many Marine mammals have a type of fat called

The term that refers to an animal without a backbone is

The food-making process of plants is called?

What is the largest mammal?

Physical activities that strengthen the heart and lungs and burn fat

The largest part of the human brain, which is responsible for thought

The general name for an animal that chews cud

Origin of Species was written by

The movement of Water from higher to lower concentration.

Which characteristic of man sets him apart from mammals?

A tail that is capable of grabbing is a ___?___ tail.

What are flat teeth used for grinding food?

Idea that the universe and life are the result of chance and natural process is ?

endoskeleton is internal skeleton of

The group of mammals characterized by a pouch in which the young develop?

includes shrews, moles and hedgehogs

The belief that the present is the key to the past

Legumes, which help resote nitrogen into the soil, are memvers of the ___?___ family

The appropriate first-aide treatment for someone who strained his biceps would be to

A respiratory struction that is unique to mammals

Fracture that breaks through the skin

A living thing that can be cut in equal halves in more than one direction

an animal that eats both plant and animal material

What does the term flora describe?

A tiger's strips, which allow it to hid from its prey are an example of

What is the sum of all body activities?