CCS Biology Final EXAM 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the open ocean?

A resource, such as air or parts of the oceans, that is open to anyone is protecting by

Which is last to occur when toxic chemicals are discarded into a stream is that the chemicals

What do all organisms have in common?

The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level is called the

Which is NOT an adaptation that organisms have for living in flowing water?

The most general and largest category in Linnaeus’s system is

you know that the baboons Papio annubis and Papio cynocephalus do NOT belong to the same

Biologists use a classification system to group organisms in part because organisms

Aquatic ecosystems are classified by all of the following EXCEPT

Plants are

example of a sustainable-development practice is the use of beneficial insects like ladybugs to

Why does Earth have three main climate zones?

Which biome is characterized by very low temperatures, little precipitation, and permafrost?

Ponds and lakes are

In the scientific version of a species name, which of the terms is capitalized?

Which has become the most important source of environmental change on Earth?

An analysis of derived characters is used to generate a

The procedure of grouping organisms based on their evolutionary history is called

Which is a way to limit deforestation?

which way are plants in a sunny mountain meadow and bacteria in a deepsea volcanic alike?

In Linnaeus’s system of classification, how many taxonomic categories were there?

What concept should be practiced to live interdependently with nature’s systems?

Which two biomes have the least amount of precipitation?

What do scientists consider when they perform a cladistic analysis?

Climate conditions in a small area that differ from climate of the surrounding area are called

Before Linnaeus, scientific names were problematic because they were

Animals warm-blooded, have body hair, and produce milk for their young are grouped in the class

For many species, there are often regional differences in their

Using renewable resources while ensuring that they are not depleted is a practice called

The wearing away of surface soil by water and wind is known as

Often, the second part of a scientific name is

Several different classes make up a

In taxonomy, a group at any level of organization is referred to as a

Climate is a global factor that produces

Which two kingdoms did Linnaeus recognize?

Land is a resource that provides

What does a cladistic analysis show about organisms?

Why are fossil fuels nonrenewable?

Biodiversity is important to human society because it

The unequal heating of Earth’s surface

Temperatures on Earth remain within a suitable range for life as we know it because of the

The greenhouse effect is

An old-growth forest is

The average conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region are region’s

The photic zone

Biodiversity is valuable in the biosphere because it

The sulfur and nitrogen compounds in smog combine with water to form

All of the following factors contribute to Earth’s climate EXCEPT

The study organisms requires the use of

A genus is composed of a number of related

In biology, an evolutionary innovation is also referred to as a