7/8th Grade Final Exam

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

the pores that allow air to enter and leave the stem of a tree

the idea that the universe and life are the result of chance and natural processes

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

an organism that does not have an organized nucleus is a eukaryote?

gliding within an updraft to gain altitude

plants that live many growing seasons

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

group of algae that includes volvox

changing of an immature hatchling into an adult is metamorphosis

tooth-like scales on sharks are called ctenoid scales

any object that releases carbon dioxide into the environment

What order of insects have wings half hardened, half membranous & form an X on back when at rest?

the only truly terrestrial crustacean

which order of insects includes dragonflies?

a classification that describes an organism's feeding relationship with other organisms

an organism that feeds on dead and decaying organic matter

hydrological cycle is the biogeochemical cycles that recycles nutrients found in soil and rocks

the structure that surrounds and protects the parts of an animal cell is the cell wall?

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

overpopulation happens when the carrying capacity for an ecosystem is reached

nutrients supplied to cells, and wastes are removed from cells by the ___?___ system

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

a sensible explanation to a scientific problem

the process by which a cell copies the DNA information of a gene into a molecule of RNA

an environment and all its organisms

biodiversity is the number and variety of species in an environment

what term refers to a chick that is born featherless and helpless?

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

all the organisms of one species in an ecosystem

The tallest tree species

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

group of nutrients that includes fats

the main tissue of a tree trunk

the central core of a young woody stem that stores food

What is an organism's occupation within its environment?

ecological succession is new ecosystem that has developed after damage

any other organism that exists in the same ecosystem as the organism being studied is a biotic factor

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

the hard, movable plates that cover the gills of a bony fish

organelles of plant cells in which photosynthesis occurs are vacuoles

What organ allows a bird to produce sound?

top layer of interlaced leaves in a forest

what animal group is characterized by having tube feet?

Competition is the type of relationship where organisms struggle with others for needed resources

carnivorous hunting birds are classified in the group of ?

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

what is the early growth of a seed called?

layer of the earth where life exists is biosphere

Who is known as the Father of Anatomy

what group of drugs includes morphine and heroin?

fastest flying bird is bald eagle

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

what are the most organized of the social insects?

Together, all the living things in an ecosystem are the population

a tree produces abnormal growths when it is attacked by a __?___ insect

the dominant plant species in a biome

protozoa that move using long. whip-like structures

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

the jelly-like substance found in the cell

Arachnids that have a long tail with a venomous stinger are daddy longlegs?

neutralism is the nutritional relationship that involves one animal hunting another animal for food

what is the largest group of mammals?

what invertebrate group is characterized by three body regions: the head, the foot, and the mantle

the idea that nature is God is called pantheism?

the crocodilian that has a distinctive long, thin snout

what type of disease is caused by a pathogen?

what are the air sacs in a person's lungs?