CCS Biology Final EXAM 2

What concept should be practiced to live interdependently with nature’s systems?

What do all organisms have in common?

Which is a way to limit deforestation?

A genus is composed of a number of related

Why are fossil fuels nonrenewable?

Which has become the most important source of environmental change on Earth?

The average conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region are region’s

Several different classes make up a

For many species, there are often regional differences in their

Plants are

Which biome is characterized by very low temperatures, little precipitation, and permafrost?

All of the following factors contribute to Earth’s climate EXCEPT

Aquatic ecosystems are classified by all of the following EXCEPT

An analysis of derived characters is used to generate a

The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level is called the

A resource, such as air or parts of the oceans, that is open to anyone is protecting by

Climate conditions in a small area that differ from climate of the surrounding area are called

The sulfur and nitrogen compounds in smog combine with water to form

Ponds and lakes are

The study organisms requires the use of

Biodiversity is valuable in the biosphere because it

In the scientific version of a species name, which of the terms is capitalized?

example of a sustainable-development practice is the use of beneficial insects like ladybugs to

Biodiversity is important to human society because it

The most general and largest category in Linnaeus’s system is

Which is last to occur when toxic chemicals are discarded into a stream is that the chemicals

Why does Earth have three main climate zones?

you know that the baboons Papio annubis and Papio cynocephalus do NOT belong to the same

An old-growth forest is

What do scientists consider when they perform a cladistic analysis?

Often, the second part of a scientific name is

The wearing away of surface soil by water and wind is known as

Biologists use a classification system to group organisms in part because organisms

The unequal heating of Earth’s surface

which way are plants in a sunny mountain meadow and bacteria in a deepsea volcanic alike?

Which is NOT an adaptation that organisms have for living in flowing water?

Land is a resource that provides

Before Linnaeus, scientific names were problematic because they were

The photic zone

Climate is a global factor that produces

In biology, an evolutionary innovation is also referred to as a

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the open ocean?

The procedure of grouping organisms based on their evolutionary history is called

Temperatures on Earth remain within a suitable range for life as we know it because of the

In Linnaeus’s system of classification, how many taxonomic categories were there?

In taxonomy, a group at any level of organization is referred to as a

Animals warm-blooded, have body hair, and produce milk for their young are grouped in the class

What does a cladistic analysis show about organisms?

The greenhouse effect is

Using renewable resources while ensuring that they are not depleted is a practice called

Which two biomes have the least amount of precipitation?

Which two kingdoms did Linnaeus recognize?