Biology Quiz

k-species

have long lives and produce few offspring

r-selceted species

short lives and produce lots of offspring

k-species

have long lives and produce few offspring

r-selceted species

short lives and produce lots of offspring

clumped

typical of animals who live in herds

carrying capacity

max number of individuals of species a community can support

j shaped curve

exponential growth

s shaped curve

logistic growth

Individuals survive to old age

type 1

mortality is constant

type 2

most individuals die young

type 3

batesian mimic

lacks defense of the organism it resembles

a level of nutrients in food web is called

trophic level

starts with nothing but bare rock

Primary succession

division of resources to reduce competition between two species is

resource partitioning

role a species plays in its community is its

niche

tundra

long harsh winters, short summers, presences of permafrost

prevailing weather conditions in a particular region over a long period of time is

climate

shallow ocean waters with greatest concentration of organisms is the

euphotic zone

winds that blow from doldrums to poles are

trade winds

savanna

cool dry season, hot rainy seasons, large expanses of grasses with few trees

regions with large concentrations of species are

biodiversity hotspots

edge

transition from one habitat to another

speicies taht influence the viability of a community

keystone species

taking more individuals from wild than can be naturally replaced

overexploitation

habitat loss

leading cause of most extinctions

symmetry

does NOT differentiate between protostome and dueterostome

flatworms belong to what phyla

platyhelminthes

cnidarain body form that has mouth downward is

medusa

highly modified head region of tapeworm

scolex

horseshoe crabs belong to which phyla

arthropoda

which phyla does metamorphosis

arthropoda

The stinging cells of a hydra are called

cnidocytes

coral belongs to which phyla

cnidaria

shedding for arthropods is called

molting

sharks, skates, and rays have a skeleton of

cartilage

animals with one opening in the skull behind the orbit are said to be

synapsid

what does the notochord eventually become in development

vertebral column

What group is thought to have given rise to the amphibians

lobe finned fish

The specialized organ for the exchange of substances between mother and baby is called

placenta

amniotic egg

allows for the protection and nourishment of the embryo

what does the dorsal nerve cord become during development

central nervous system

the gas filled sac that helps fish with buoyancy is called

swim bladder

Which mammalian group is called the egg-laying mammal

monotremes

sea squirts retain what

gill slits

which muscular tissue is the only voluntary tissue type

skeletal muscle

which cell has the primary function of carrying oxygen throughout the body

red blood cell

which tissue group covers body surgaces and has protection as the primary function

epithelial tissue

process that allows animals to maintain a constant internal environment

homeostasis

which tissue type serves primarily in fat storage and insulation

adipose tissue

nerve cells are called

neurons

most accessory structures of skin are found in which layer

dermis

which muscular tissue is found only in the walls of the heart

cardiac muscle

which bone tissue makes up the shaft of long bones

compact bone whi

which epithelial tissue lines the kidney tubules

simple cuboidal epithelial

unchanging behavioral responses are called

fixed action patterns

a change in behavbior brough about by experience is called

learning

any action by a sender that is intended to unfluence the behavior of a receiver is called

communication

long distance travel from one location to another

migration

a single male mating with multiple females is called

polygamous

any action taht can be observed and described is called

behavior

nature

our genes influencing behavior

nurture

refers to the environment influencing behavior

a change in behavior that invloves an association between two events is called

associative learning

inclusive fitness

includes personal and a relative reproductive fitness

ability to travel in a particular direction is called

orientation

a virus that infects bacteria is called

bacteriophage

a portion of the cytoplasm and a copy of a chromosome dehydrated and encased in a protective covering is called

endospore

accessory rings of DNA are called

plasmids

disease causing bacteria are also called

pathogens

Naked strands of RNA are called

viroids

bacteria cell walls are composed of

peptidoglycan

retroviruses convert RNA to DNA using the enzyme

reverse transcriptase

gram postive bacteria have

a thick cell wall

Gram-negative bacteria have a

thin cell wall

latent viral DNA is called a

provirus

blue green algae is also called

cyanobacteria

protist that causes chagas disease

trypanosoma cruzi

protist that causes african sleeping sickness

trypanosoma brucei

dinoflagellates

can cause algal bloom known as red tide

protist that causes malaria

plasmodium

A protist that causes a fatal brain infection

naegleria fowleri

genus for fatal brain infection

naegleria

skeleton of radiolarians

silica tests

skeleton of forminiferans

calcareous tests

amoebas move by

pseudopodia

spirogyra is

filamentous

the genus of protists that causes toxoplasmosis

toxoplasma

what is not a ciliate

chlamydomonas

the fruiting body of an ascomycete is called a

ascocarp

the body of most fungi is made of a multicellular structure is called

mycelium

spore

is a reproductive cell that develops into a new organism following germination

is thick walled and responsible for the formation of sporangiophores in the zygomycota

zygospore

conidiophores

aerial hyphae, asexual reproduction, produces spores

specialized hyphae of the zygomycota that grow into the bread to anchor the mycelium are called

rhizoid

club shaped structur that produces spores in the basidiomycota is called

basidia

flagellated asexual spore is called a

zoospore

gametangia

merge to form the zygote in zygomycota

the fruiting body of a basidiomycete is called

basidiocarp

the plant life cycle the has both diploid and haploid stages as multicellular is called

alternation of generations

tiny openings on the underside of leaves that allow for gas exchange are

stomata

the male gametophyte in seed plants

pollen