Biology Area of Study 1

A tapeworm lives in the intestines of a dogfish shark, making the shark weakened to diseases.

In this cladogram, what characteristic separates birds on the left from mammals on the right?

What are two characteristics that are used to classify an organism in the plant kingdom?

A cladogram is similar to which of the following?

Logistical growth is represented by a(n) ______________________curve

The mating dance of birds of paradise is an example of a _________________ adaptation.

Who came up with the current system of classification?

According to the cladogram, ________ differentiates a hamster from a chimpanzee.

Organisms that feed on plants are

What kind of adaptation is 'a frog's long tongue'?

You have a butterfly but don't know its scientific name, use a(n) ______ to identify it. 

The first part of the organism's scientific name is the ____________.

Which of the following is the scientific name for a bear?

A group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring is ___?

An artic hare’s seasonal change of fur color is an example of

What is the main characteristic used to distinguish members of each kingdom in Domain Eukarya?

Matter in an ecosystem __________.

Why do we classify living things?

What percent of the energy from one trophic level can be transferred to the next trophic level.

A ______________ key uses pairs of descriptions to help the user identify an organism.

If a prey population rises, how will the predator population be affected?

What kind of adaptation is 'a possum feeding at night'?

Adaptations: What is a Structural Adaptation of a fish?

The stripes on a zebra is an example of a _________________ adaptation.

What do predators require in order to multiply?

Which levels of classification are in order from Broadest to Specfic?

Which is NOT an example of a structural adaptation?

Interspecific competition limits....?

What is a food chain?

Frogs secreting poison to avoid being eaten is an example of a _________________ adaptation.

What kind of adaptation is 'poisonous snake venom'?

A species' niche includes

Pigeons fighting over a piece of garbage is an example of what?

What is an Ecosysytem?

What kind of adaptation is 'a frog's sticky tongue'?

The evolutionary relationships that link together a group of organisms are called a

A squirrel goes in which Kingdom?

Refer to the figure on the following page to answer the question.

Energy that enters an ecosystem ________.

The gills on a shark is an example of a _________________ adaptation.

Trophic level 2 =

Adaptations: Which is a Behavioural adaptation of a Tiger?

Competition between two sparrows of the same species for a bird house is an example of

Set of populations from different species that interact and share a space called habitat

The three domains of life are ______.

Linnaeus's system gave a scientific name that has how many parts to each organism?

What is the difference between phylogenetic trees and cladograms?

Dichotomous keys are divided into steps with _________ descriptions at each step.

Which of the following best describes how these animals are placed into categories?

Which of the following is more general, or less specific, in terms of classifying an organism?

You are given the name: Lepomis macrochirus. What is the genus name of this organism?

Which term is a scientific name?

Dead organisms are broken down by

When the population of moose decrease  the population of wolves

Mimicry is when an insect looks like a thorn on a bush.

Fish using their gills to breathe is an example of a _________________ adaptation

A crocodile's teeth are cleaned by a plover bird who uses the leftovers as a meal.

Animals can change its behavior or structure to survive in its environment isknown as

Some shrimp and crab live and capture food from within the tentacles of giant anemones.

Type of symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

On what basis are organisms included in the Domain Eukarya?

Carrying Capacity is