7th Grade Science (Order and Design) Abeka Final Exam (Test 13)

alveoli

What are the air sacs in a person's lungs called?

opioids

What group of drugs includes morphine and heroin?

germination

What is the early growth of a seed called?

infectious

What type of disease is caused by a pathogen?

Andreas Vesalius

Who is known as the Father of Anatomy?

Francesco Redi

What 17th-century Italian scientist demonstrated that maggots are not formed

by spontaneous generation?

rodents

What is the largest group of mammals?

microbiology

What branch of biology studies organisms too small to be seen with the unaided eye?

hibernation

What is the dormant state that some mammals enter in the winter?

syrinx

What organ allows a bird to produce sound?

alticial

What term refers to a chick that is born featherless and helpless?

ants

What are the most organized of the social insects?

Hemiptera

What order of insects have wings that are half hardened and half membranous and form an X on the back when the insect is at rest?

Odonata

Which order of insects includes dragonflies?

antennae

What is the scientific term for the "feelers" on an insect's head?

echinoderms

What animal group is characterized by having tube feet?

mollusks

What invertebrate group is characterized by three body regions: the head, the

foot, and the mantle?

copepods

Which crustacean group has one simple eye on top of its head?

genotype

What is the combination of alleles that an organism has for a particular trait?

niche

What is an organism's occupation within its environment

called?

cytoplasm

The jelly like substance found in the cell is the __________________?

coast redwood

The tallest tree species is the __________________________?

climax vegetation

The dominant plant species in a biome is called the ___________________________________?

carbon source

Any object that releases carbon dioxide into the environment is a(n) ______________________________?

ecosystem

An environment and all its organisms form a(n)____________________________?

lenticels

The pores that allow air to enter and leave the stem of a tree are the___________________________________?

pith

The central core of a young woody stem that stores food is the_____________________________________?

green

The group of algae that includes volvox is the __________________ algae.

boreal forest

conifers are the dominant vegetation here

grassland

plains and prairies filled with fertile soil are called

tundra

has no tress because growing season is too short

tropical rainforest

dense canopy of trees, vines and flowering plants

desert

hottest and driest biome

tropical rainforest

hot, humid region near the equator

competition

type of relationship where organisms struggle with other organisms for needed resources.

sedimentary cycle

any of the biogeochemical cycles where recycled nutrients are found in soil and rocks

biodiversity

the number and variety of species in an environment is called

biosphere

layer of earth where life exists

peregrine falcon

fastest flying bird

metamorphosis

changing of an immature hatchling into and adult

ovipositor

egg laying organ of a female insect

predation

nutritional relationship involves one animal hunting another for food

overpopulation

what happens to a desert that has reached its carrying capacity for rattlesnakes but continues to receive rattlesnakes within the ecosystem?

ecological succession

after a nearby ecosystem was destroyed a new ecosystem developed. What is this process called?

hypothesis

a sensible explanation to a scientific problem is called a(n) _____________________________

perennials

plants that live many growing seasons

cardiovascular

nutrients are supplied to cells, and wastes are removed from the cells by the ________________________ system

lipids

group of nutrients that include fats are called ____________________________

evolution

the idea that the universe and life are a result of chance and natural processes is known as _____________________

marsupial

mammals whose young are born underdeveloped and grow in a pouch on the mother's body are ____________________________ mammals.

birds of prey

carnivorous hunting birds are classified in the group of ___________________________

soaring

gliding within an updraft to gain altitude is _____________________

opercula

hard, movable plates that cover the gills of a bony fish are ____________________________

gharial

type of crocodilian that has a distinctive long, thin snout is the _______________________________-

woodlouse

the only true terrestrial crustacean is the ______________________

transcription

the process by which a cell copies the DNA information of a gene into a molecule of RNA is __________________________________

flagellates

protozoa that move using long, whip-like structures are ______________________________

wood

the main tissue of a tree trunk is called

canopy

top layer of interlaced leaves in a forest is called the

gall-making

a tree produces abnormal growths when it is attacked by a _____________________________ insect

saprophyte

organism that feeds on dead and decaying organic matter is a(n) ______________________________

trophic level

classification that describes an organism's feeding relationship with other organisms is a(n) _______________________

brackish biome

region of water that is too salty to be freshwater and not salty enough to be saltwater is the _____________________________

biotic

any other organism that exists in the same ecosystem as the organisms being studied is known as this factor

cell membrane

structure that surrounds and protects the parts of an animal cell are called_______________________

community

together, all the living things in an ecosystem are know as the _____________________

denticles

tooth like scales on a sharks skin

scorpions

arachnids that have a long tail with venomous stingers are called __________________________

prokaryote

an organism that does not have an organized nucleus is called _____________________________

spire-like

a tree that has a strong central trunk and a cone shaped crown has this type of branching

chloroplasts

The organelles of plant cells in which photosynthesis occurs are called________________

mutualism

The type of relationship where bees gather pollen from flowers to produce food for their larvae and then fly to other flowers, leaving pollen on the stigmas

neutralism

Hawks do not eat grass seeds, but they do eat mice that eat grass seeds. This is the type of relationship the hawk has with the grass

carrying capacity

disease killed off many cardinals in an area. Though the owls are not affected by disease their numbers will decrease as well because of this

scavenger

the striped hyena does not hunt its own food but instead looks for and feeds on the carcasses of animals that are already dead. What type of organism is the striped hyena?

population

all organisms of one species in an ecosystem is a(n) ____________________

pantheism

the idea that nature is God is called ______________________