Evolution & Ecology Complete Unit Review

Which type of growth starts off fast, but gradually slows down as the population encounters environmental resistance?

Identify the following: "prokaryotic cells"

Environmental resistance (limiting factors) can come in two forms. Identify the following: "competition"

Identify the following: "live birth"

When critical level of an environmental factor is present, population levels will be growing or at their peak. This is _

Identify the following: "animals without backbones"

How old is Earth?

Which of the following mass extinctions resulted in 60% of both terrestrial and marine life being exterminated?

Choose the correct term: "A theory explaining how landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements

What is an appropriate defintion for evolution?

Which of the following is an indirect way to date how old a fossil may be?

Which term describes a way that scientists infer how closely related species are by examining development before birth?

Identify the type of animal relationship: "lions and hyenas both feed on a newly killed antelope"

Identify the following: "2 part life cycle in the water and on land"

Identify the following: "radial symmetry"

When the population exceeds the carrying capacity, there is a sudden decrease in the population known as...?

Is the following scientific name written correctly? pan troglodytes

Choose the type of adaptation: melanin (UV protection)

rapid diversification of a single species into many species that inhabit a variety of environments through adaptations

Choose the type of adaptation: mimicry

similar physical features in organisms that share a common ancestor, but the features serve different functions

Choose the type of adaptation: migration

What is the study of interactions between living organisms and their surroundings?

a feature of an animal that helps them better survive in their environment

How many mass extinctions are there?

An adaptation is heritable and serves a specific function for survival in an environment

Identify a scientist that studies fossils...

Identify the following: "less adaptive; more specialized in body plan & organization"

Which type of population growth will continue to grow, eventually exceeding the carrying capacity?

Identify the following: "have smooth wet skin"

Is the following scientific name written correctly? canis Lupus

Identify the following: "producers - plants"

Identify the following: "scales, cold blooded, has claws"

Identify the following: "Phylum Chordata"

Which of the following individuals developed binomial nomenclature?

Which of the following mass extinctions is known as "the great dying?"

Each organism has a particular type of environment where it can survive. What is this refering to?

Includes the biological community and its surrounding physical environment

a biological structure that has lost a major ancestral function and is usually drastically reduced in size

Identify the type of animal relationship: "Clownfish live in sea anemones. Their presence attracts food for the anemone"

Most fossils are the remains of extinct organisms; they belong to species that are no longer living anywhere on Earth

Identify the type of animal relationship: "as bison walk through grass, insects are disturbed and are eaten by cowbirds"

Environmental resistance (limiting factors) can come in two forms. Identify the following: "natural disasters"

features of different species that are similar in function but not in structure; no common ancestry

Identify the following: "consumers - animals"

cells, chemicals, and processes inside an animal's body that act as an adaptation mechanism

Identify the following: "hollow bones"

The laws of nature are constant over time and scientists must explain how processes occur based on what they observe now

Which of the following is a more direct way to date how old a fossil may be?

Identify the type of animal relationship: "a wolf pack hunts, kills, and feeds on a moose"

Identify the following: "mammary glands & fur"

Which of the following describes how two species evolve in response to changes in each other over time?

In the scientific name Homo sapien, the second word indicates which of the following?

Which of the following mass extinctions claimed about half of all marine invertebrates and 80% of all land quadrupeds?

In the scientific name Homo sapien, the first word indicates which of the following?

How long ago did life begin on Earth?

Which of the following developed the idea of "deep time" in regards to our planet's history and geological forces?

Includes all members of a species that live in the same area at the same time

Which of the following directly causes hard structures like bones or shells to form fossils?

Made of all populations living and interacting in one area

Identify the following: "animals with backbones"

Identify the following: "yeast & mold"

Which of the following extinctions is known for the demise of the dinosaurs? (Asteroid/iridium)

something an animal does usually in response to some type of external stimulus in order to survive

Identify the following: "smaller body size & slow moving"

Is the following scientific name written correctly? Panthera tigris

Identify the following: "temperature"

A single species of a particular type is one that is similar enough to breed and produce healthy, fertile offspring

Kingdom animalia obtains food in which of the following ways?

Is the following scientific name written correctly? Danaus plexippus

Choose the correct term: "One plate moving under another due to convection currents"

Choose the correct term: "When continents 'shift' on Earth's surface"

Which of the following mass extinctions occured when the environment turned hostile?

Ecologists organize life into categories. Which of the following organizes life from smallest to largest?

Identify the type of animal relationship: "sharks, dolphins, and seabirds often eat the same type of fish in the ocean"

Identify the following: "grow from spores"

Identify the type of animal relationship: "mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree directly"

Identify the following: "preciptation"

Which of the following describes an extinction event that occurs quickly due to natural selection?

occurs when a subgroup of a species evolves traits different from its common ancestors

Which of the following developed the idea of "uniformitarianism" to explain how geological processes remain the same?

Primates and rodents are classified as mammals due to which of the following trait(s)?

Identify the type of relationship: "ostriches & gazelles feed next to each other, and rely on senses to avoid predators"

Environmental resistance (limiting factors) can come in two forms. Identify the following: "disease"

Which of the following voyaged to the Galapagos Islands and developed the theory of evolution as it is accepted today?

A term used to refer to the total number of fossils that have been discovered...

When the population grows exponentially and exceeds the carrying capacity, that is known as...?

Identify the following: "prokaryotic chemophiles"

Choose the correct term: "About 300-200 million years ago this 'supercontinent' existed"

occurs when species have different ancestral origins but have developed similar features due to similar environments

Identify the type of animal relationship: "Barnacles create homes attaching themselves to whales. Whales are unaffected"

Identify the following: "breathe with gills"

Which of the following is NOT a factor that influences natural selection?

A naming system was important to create less confusion, and have the have the same name anywhere in the world.

Reptiles and birds appear seperated on the cladogram due to which of the following trait(s)?

Choose the correct order of the taxonomic hieracrchy from very broad to very specific:

When critical levels of an environmental factor are too high or too low, the population barely survives. This is _

All organisms on this cladogram share common ancestry based on which of the following trait(s)?

A term used to refer to the study of rock layers (strata) and layering (stratification)

When critical levels of an environmental factor are unlivable, the population dies out completely. This is _