Oceanography Ch.6 Review the Fundamentals of Biology

Phyotoplankton combine water, carbon dioxide and the suns energy to make ____________

Abiotic and biotic factors make up this level

What is important to the heredity of traits?

What traps light energy during the process of photosynthesis?

What inorganic material is used to make an organic material in photosynthesis?

The place where female gametes are made

The three Domains all organisms are classified into

What organic material is produced from inorganic substances during photosynthesis?

An organic molecule that stores energy, provides insulation and assists in buoyancy

Bacteria are considered prokaryotes because the have a nucleus in their cells

The release of millions of eggs and sperm into the sea is called

Warm blooded ________ can retain their metabolic heat to raise their body temperature above that of their surroundings.

The diffusion of water from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration is called

______________ speed up chemical reactions and are sometimes called biological catalysts

Where does primary productivity take place in the ocean?

What is an autotroph?

DNA and RNA are classified as

Autotrophs produce more organic matter than they use in cellular respiration, there is a net ________ in organic matter

Taxonomic levels from the least broad to the most broad

Organic compounds

Humans are warm blooded which makes us ________

The building blocks of proteins

The study of evolutionary relationships

Which of the following is a limiting physical factor?

What is the largest biogeochemical cycle?

What organism fixes nitrogen for marine life?

The net gain in organic matter by autotrophs is called

What occurs in lakes and oceans when too much phosphorus enters the water?

How are new traits added to a population?