Science test 12

A tree that has a strong central trunk and a cone-shaped crown has ____ branching.

The idea that nature is God is called _____.

A classification that describes an organism's feeding relationship with other organisms is a(n)

Together, all the living things in an ecosystem are the ___.

A sensible explanation to a scientific problem is a(n) ____.

Protozoa that move using long, child-like structures are ___.

What group of drugs includes morphine and heroin?

What is the combination of alleles that an organism has for a particular trait?

The pores that allow air to enter and leave the stem of a tree are the ____.

The idea that the universe and life are the result of chance and natural processes is known as

Mammals whose young are born undeveloped and grow in a pouch on the mother's body are __ mammal

What type of biogeochemical cycles recycle nutrients found in soil and rocks?

The main tissue of a tree trunk is the ___.

What are the air sacs in a person's lungs called?

The dominant plant species in a biome is called the ___.

What nutritional relationship involves one animal hunting another animal for food?

Match each description with the correct biome: has no trees the growing season is too short

What are the most organized of the social insects?

Which branch of biology studies organisms too small to be seen with the unaided eye?

Match each description with the correct biome: plains and prairies filled with fertile soil

The top layer of interlaced leaves in a forest is called the ___.

Match each description with the correct biome: hottest and driest biome

The central core of a young woody stem that stores food is the ____.

Match each description with the correct biome: dense canopy of trees, vines and flowering plant

Nutrients are supplied to cells, and wastes are removed from cells by the ___.

Carnivorous hunting birds are classified in the group of ___.

Any other organism that exists in the same ecosystem as the organism being studied is an __ fac

What is the egg-laying organ of a female insect?

What is the number and variety of species in an environment called?

What type of disease is caused by a pathogen?

The type of crocodilian that has a distinctive long, thin snout is the __.

Arachnids that have a long tail with venomous stinger are ___.

What is the changing of an immature hatchling into an adult called?

What is the scientific term for the "feelers" on an insect's head?

What term refers to a chick that is born fatherless and helpless?

Match each description with the correct biome: hot, humid region near the equator

In what type of relationship do organisms struggle with other organisms for needed resources?

Which order of insects includes dragonflies?

Who is known as the father of Anatomy?

What invertebrates group is characterized by three body regions: the head, foot, and mantle?

The tallest tree species is the ____.

17th-century Italian scientist demonstrated that maggots are not formed by spontaneous generati

What is the fastest flying bird?

A region of water that is too salty to be freshwater and not salty enough to be saltwater is th

The process by which a cell copies the DNA information of a gene into a molecule of RNA is __.

If you were to look closely at a shark's skin, you would see tooth-like scales called ____

An organism that does not have an organized nucleus is a ____.

What is the dormant state that some mammals enter in the winter?

Which crustacean group has one simple eye on top of its head?

What is the largest group of mammals?

What is the layer of earth where life exists?

What animal group is characterized by having tube feet?

The structure that surrounds and protects the parts of an animal cell is the ___.

The group of nutrients that includes fats is the ___.

Plants that live many growing seasons are called ____.

A tree produces abnormal growth when it is attacked by a ____ insect.

Gliding within an updraft to gain altitude is___.

An environment and all its organisms form a(n) ___.

The group of algae that includes volvos is the _____ algae.

The organelles of plant cells in which photosynthesis occurs are ____.

The only truly terrestrial crustaceans is the ___.

What is an organism's occupation within its environment called?

What is the early growth of a seed called?

Any object that releases carbon dioxide into the environment is a(n) ____.

The hard, movable plates that cover the gills of bony fish are

What organ allows a bird to produce sound?

All the organisms of one species in an ecosystem is a(n) ____.

The jelly-like substance found in the cell is the ___.

Match each description with the correct biome: conifers are the dominant vegetation

An organism that feeds on dead and decaying organic matter is a(n) ___.