Eutrophication is...?

When too many algal blooms take up all oxygen in water, Lack of oxygen in water due to overly dense plant life

A reservoir that stores carbon, Something that absorbs more carbon than it releases

Bacteria is important in the Nitrogen Cycle because

It can convert Nitrogen to Ammonium, It fixes Nitrogen

What are the 6 Kingdoms of life?

Archaeabacteria,Bacteria,Protista,Fungi,Plantae, Animalia

What is an Autotroph?

An organism that creates energy for themselves

What is a Heterotroph?

An organism that must obtain energy from other things

"The strong survive" or "Survival of the fittest" refers to:

The Theory of Natural Selection

Which two pyramids can be inverted?

Pyramid of Numbers and Pyramid of Biomass

"Perform similar functions but don't involve a common ancestor" refers to

Convergent Evolution, Analogous features/structures

Transitional Fossils are fossils that

Show links between groups of organisms

Organisms need phosphorous because...?

It is critical to cell, DNA and ATP development

Evolutionary history consists of long periods of equilibrium where there is little change

Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium

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1
Process of creating new species in the same geographic area
Sympatric Speciation
Allopatric Speciation
2
An organism that eats Producers is a...?
Decomposer
Tertiary Consumer
Primary Consumer
3
Eutrophication is...?
The 5th trophic level
When too many algal blooms take up all oxygen in water
When Europeans take a vacation
Lack of oxygen in water due to overly dense plant life
4
Where are humans located in the food chain?
The top
The middle
The bottom
Humans aren't part of the food chain
5
Populations that interbreed and produce a group of variable offspring, which can also reproduce
Biosphere
Individuals
Species
Communities
6
What % of energy is transfered to waste products + heat?
90%
60%
10%
20%
7
A Carbon Sink is
A reservoir that stores carbon
A special sink used in construction for products of carbon
Something that absorbs more carbon than it releases
A black hole that sucks carbon into it
8
Bacteria is important in the Nitrogen Cycle because
It eats Nitrogen
It can convert Nitrogen to Ammonium
It converts it to water
It fixes Nitrogen
9
_________ Believed that life existed in a perfect and unchanging form
Darwin
Plato and Aristotle
Cuvier
Malthus
10
What are the 6 Kingdoms of life?
Archaea,Domain,Bacteria,Eukarya,Protista,Fungi
Archaeabacteria,Bacteria,Protista,Fungi,Plantae, Animalia
Idk, you tell me
DKPCOFGS
11
A mutation that helps an organism survive, grow and reproduce in an environment
Natural Selection
Variation
Selective Pressure
Selective Advantage
12
Gradual development of a new species that leads to the old species slowly being replaced
Transformation
Evolution
Divergence
Adaptation
13
Conversion of Ammonia/Ammonium to Nitrite/Nitrate
Ammonification
Denitrification
Nitrogen Fixation
Nitrification
14
What is an Autotroph?
An organism that must obtain energy from other things
An organism that creates energy for themselves
15
Identification key that uses a series of paired comparisons to sort organisms
Dickotomous Key
Tricerotops
Scientific Glossary
Dichotomous Key
16
_________ Studies the components of living things + similarities in different organisms
Molecular Biology
Similentology/Comparative Analysis
Comparative Anatomy
Physiology
17
The chemical formula for Cellular Respiration is
C6H1206 + O2 = CO2 + H2O
H20 + CO2 = C6H12O6
18
What is a Heterotroph?
An organism that creates energy for themselves
An organism that must obtain energy from other things
19
Conversion of Nitrite/Nitrate to Nitrogen Gas
Nitrogen Fixation
Nitrification
Ammonification
Denitrification
20
Includes the number of organisms at each trophic level
Pyramid of Biomass
Pyramid of energy
Pyramid of Numbers
21
The cumulative changes in traits of a population of organisms in successive generations
Adaptation
Transition
Evolution
Reproduction
22
"The strong survive" or "Survival of the fittest" refers to:
Natural change
The Theory of Natural Selection
Selective advantage
Advantage in nature
23
______ Believed individuals with traits that helped them survive would pass traits to offspring
Darwin and Wallace
Wallace
Malthus
Darwin
24
Which two pyramids can be inverted?
Pyramid of Numbers and Pyramid of Energy
Pyramid of Energy and Pyramid of Biomass
Pyramid of Numbers and Pyramid of Biomass
25
What are the 3 Domains? (broadest categories)
Protista, Archaea & Eukarya
Cells, Organisms & Matter
Animals, Plants & Bacteria
Bacteria, Archaea & Eukarya
26
Can Phosphorous be found in the atmosphere?
Yes
No
27
An inherited trait that helps an organism survive and reproduce in a specific environment
Variation
Adaptation
Evolution
Eveelution
28
Speciation is
when one individual is more special than the other
When an individual looks more unique than those around it
A fancier word for 'Species'
the formation of a new species
29
The Phosphorous Cycle has fast and slow cycles
False
True
30
Synthesis of organic compounds by bacteria/other organism using energy from inorganic chemicals
Cellular Respiration
Chemosynthesis
Photosynthesis but without sun
Photosynthesis
31
Study of past and present geographical distribution of organisms
Biology
Pangealogy
Biogeography
Geography
32
"Perform similar functions but don't involve a common ancestor" refers to
Divergent Evolution
Convergent Evolution
Homologous features/structures
Analogous features/structures
33
Transitional Fossils are fossils that
Transition into the next generation of organisms easily
Show how organisms acquired their adaptations over time
Change color in water
Show links between groups of organisms
34
Primary Consumers are on which trophic level?
1st Trophic Level
3rd Trophic Level
2nd Trophic Level
35
Diversification of common ancestral species into a variety of species w/ different adaptations
Adaptive Radiation
Species Diversification
Paelaentology
Adaptive Diversity
36
Process where bacteria converts atmospheric Nitrogen into ammonium and nitrates
Ammonification
Nitrification
Denitrification
Nitrogen Fixation
37
The chemical formula of Photosynthesis is
H2O + CO2 = C6H12O6
C6H1206 + O2 = CO2 + H2O
38
_____ Proposed populations produced more offspring than their environment could support
Buffon
Lamarck and Cuvier
Malthus
Darwin
39
The study of organisms in the early stages of development
Embryology
Young watching
Babyology
Infantology
40
An example of a Carbon Sink is
Rocks and Sand
Humans
Animals
Oceans & Forests
41
Organisms need phosphorous because...?
It allows them to adapt faster
It makes their bones stronger
It is critical to cell, DNA and ATP development
42
Evolutionary history consists of long periods of equilibrium where there is little change
Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium
Theory of Gradualism
Theory of Natural Selction
43
~ 10% of energy at one trophic level is transferred to the next trophic level
Rule of 10
Pyramid of energy
Law of energy transfer
Trophic energy conversion
44
What Domain are Humans part of?
Bacteria
Eukarya
Archaea
45
________ Noted that each layer of rock had a unique group of fossils and developed palaentology
Cuvier
Lyell
Palaen
Darwin & Wallace
46
___________ (comparing structures of different organisms) provides evidence for evolution
Comparative Analysis
Comparative Anatomy
Comparative Taxidermy
Comparative Biology
47
Secondary consumers eat..?
Primary Consumers
Producers
48
Natural Selection usually occurs over
Generations
Hours
Seconds
A few years
49
When one or more species develop from a parent species that continues to exist
Duplex
Splitting of a species
Divergence
Seperation
50
Fossils are the only ________ evidence of Evolution
Direct
Indirect
51
Interlocking food chains representing transfer of energy through trophic levels in a ecosystem
Pyramid of energy
Energy link
Food Ladder
Food Webs
52
Changes in the genetic material (DNA) of an organism
Evolution
Variation
Adaptation
Mutation
53
If the environment favors a trait, it is called a
Environmental Preference
Favoritism
Natural Selection
Selective Pressure
54
Plants are an example of
Secondary Consumer
Primary Consumer
Herbivore
Producer
55
The practice of classifying living things. (Changes as knowledge changes).
Taxidermy
Classification
Taxonomy
Nomenclature
56
Keeping populations seperate with a Biological Barrier leads to ________
Allopatric Speciation
Sympatric Speciation
57
_______ and _______ are what cause Variation
Time, Mutation
Mutation, Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction, Mutation
Sexual Reproduction, Natural Selection
58
The _______ states that evolution occurs at a slow, steady pace, in a linear fashion
Theory of Gradualism
Theory of Punctual Equilibrium
Theory of Natural Selection
59
_________ believed geological changes are slow + subtle and argued against ________
Buffon, Cuvier
Lyell, Cuvier
Lamarck, Aristotle
Cuvier, Lyell
60
Do organisms need Sulfur to live?
No
Yes
61
All cells have membranes filled with water, genetic material, proteins and carbohydrates
True
False
62
What does the 'P' stand for in the abbreviation; DKPCOFGS
Proton
Photosynthesis
Phylum
Protista
63
The Carbon Cycle has both rapid and slow cycles
True
False
64
Production of Ammonia/Ammonium via breakdown of organic matter by decomposers
Denitrification
Nitrification
Nitrogen Fixation
Ammonification
65
What are the three types of pyramids?
Pyramid of Energy, Pyramid of Biomass & Pyramid of Numbers
Pyramid of Animals, Pyramid of Humans & Pyramid of Bacteria
Pyramid of Biology, Pyramid of Numbers & Pyramid of Energy
Pyramid of Land, Pyramid of Ocean & Pyramid of Air
66
__________ Believed in the "inheritance of acquired traits"
Lamarck
Lyell
Plato
Wallace
67
Who proposed the Kingdoms?
Aristotle
Darwin
Linnaeus
Bill Nye
68
The correct order of/in Biological Organisation (Indiv. = Individual)
Biosphere, Ecosystem, Community, Population, Species, Indiv.
Indiv., Species, Population, Community,Ecosystem,Biosphere
Indiv., Population, Species, Community,Ecosystem,Biosphere
Indiv., Species, Community, Population, Ecosystem,Biosphere
69
Keeping populations seperate with a Geographical Barrier leads to ________
Sympatric Speciation
Allopatric Speciation
70
Different traits that occur among members of the same species
Mutation
Variation
Adaptation
Evolution
71
"Similar structure but different function" refers to
Homologous features/structures
Analogous features/structures
Convergent Evolution
Divergent Evolution
72
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation and Transpiration are all part of which cycle?
Sulfur Cycle
Phosphorous Cycle
Carbon Cycle
Hydrologic Cycle
73
How do organisms use Carbon?
They use it in photosynthesis
They use it in respiration
They convert it into calcium carbonate for their shells
74
Decomposers feed at...?
The 3rd Trophic Level
The 2nd Trophic Level
The 1st Trophic Level
All Trophic Levels
75
__________ Noted the similarities between humans and apes
Barnabe
Lyell
Buffon
Cuvier
76
DKPCOFGS is the abbreviation for
Nothing. Trick Question.
Domain,Kingdom,Phylum,Class,Order,Family, Genus,Species
Domain,Kingdom,Phyla,Class,Order,Family,Genus,Species
Dog,Koala,Platypus,Cat,Owl,Fish,Giraffe,Snake
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Total amount of energy in each trophic level
Pyramid of Numbers
Pyramid of Biomass
Pyramid of Energy
78
Based on the dry mass of tissue of the organisms at each level
Pyramid of Numbers
Pyramid of Energy
Pyramid of Biomass
79
Process of creating new species in 2 different geographic areas
Allopatric Speciation
Sympatric Speciation
80
The build up of toxins in a food chain is known as
Biomagnification
Toxin Accumulation
Bioamplification
Waste Buildup

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