Form to Function
... •Lower third of body and caudal fluke moved through water in vertical plane •Specialized caudal fluke – lunate shape, provides thrust on both upstroke and downstroke ...
... •Lower third of body and caudal fluke moved through water in vertical plane •Specialized caudal fluke – lunate shape, provides thrust on both upstroke and downstroke ...
Human Body Systems
... Endocrine: regulates body activities with hormones Digestive: breaks down food into a usable form Circulatory: transports needed materials to cells and carries away wastes Respiratory: exchanges gases with the environment Excretory: removes wastes from the body Reproductive: produces offspring ...
... Endocrine: regulates body activities with hormones Digestive: breaks down food into a usable form Circulatory: transports needed materials to cells and carries away wastes Respiratory: exchanges gases with the environment Excretory: removes wastes from the body Reproductive: produces offspring ...
Some General Features of Animals
... • Most crustaceans have two pairs of antennae, three types of chewing appendages, and various pairs of legs. • Crustaceans are found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats. ...
... • Most crustaceans have two pairs of antennae, three types of chewing appendages, and various pairs of legs. • Crustaceans are found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial habitats. ...
Biome Bingo Term on Bingo Card Description / definition / concept 1
... Biome consisting of large amounts of rain and warm temperatures and has many species of plants and animals This biome is found around the north pole, a layer of permafrost and has very brief summers Temperature, humidity, wind and rainfall patterns over long period of time in given regions. Day to d ...
... Biome consisting of large amounts of rain and warm temperatures and has many species of plants and animals This biome is found around the north pole, a layer of permafrost and has very brief summers Temperature, humidity, wind and rainfall patterns over long period of time in given regions. Day to d ...
Populations, Communities and Species Interaction
... 3. Explain evolution, using terms such as adaptation, natural selection, selective pressure and mutation. ...
... 3. Explain evolution, using terms such as adaptation, natural selection, selective pressure and mutation. ...
Chapter 1.1 * Equilibrium in the Biosphere
... Explain, in general terms, the one-way flow of energy through the biosphere and how stored biological energy in the biosphere, as a system, is eventually lost as heat ...
... Explain, in general terms, the one-way flow of energy through the biosphere and how stored biological energy in the biosphere, as a system, is eventually lost as heat ...
The Ecology Review Worksheet
... Explain the Nitrogen Cycle (include nitrogen fixation and denitrification in your answer). ...
... Explain the Nitrogen Cycle (include nitrogen fixation and denitrification in your answer). ...
Anatomy And Physiology Unit Exam Answer Key
... Creates framework of body, protects internal organs, produces blood cells, and acts as levers for muscles. Produces movement, produces body heat, maintains posture. Coordinates and controls body activities. Carries oxygen and nutrients to body cells; carries waste products away from cells. Carries s ...
... Creates framework of body, protects internal organs, produces blood cells, and acts as levers for muscles. Produces movement, produces body heat, maintains posture. Coordinates and controls body activities. Carries oxygen and nutrients to body cells; carries waste products away from cells. Carries s ...
science world 1 – chapter 1
... stored energy is lost to the consumers relying on it. However, scavengers and decomposers rely on the energy from these dead organisms for their own survival. Scavengers (e.g. ants, maggots, crows) are consumers that feed on the flesh and organs of dead animals, thereby taking up that organisms’ sto ...
... stored energy is lost to the consumers relying on it. However, scavengers and decomposers rely on the energy from these dead organisms for their own survival. Scavengers (e.g. ants, maggots, crows) are consumers that feed on the flesh and organs of dead animals, thereby taking up that organisms’ sto ...
Interactions Among Living Things notes
... The trap jaw ant closes its mouth the fastest. It closes its mouth in 0.13 milliseconds at speeds of 35 to 64 meters per second! The force created when its jaw snaps shut helps the ant escape danger by either jumping up to 8.3 centimeters high or 39.6 cm sideways. 1. How does the trap-jaw ant’s adap ...
... The trap jaw ant closes its mouth the fastest. It closes its mouth in 0.13 milliseconds at speeds of 35 to 64 meters per second! The force created when its jaw snaps shut helps the ant escape danger by either jumping up to 8.3 centimeters high or 39.6 cm sideways. 1. How does the trap-jaw ant’s adap ...
Organization of the Body and General Systems
... • Anatomical Position: Body upright, arms/legs straight, palms forward, feet flat and eyes open • Bilateral Symmetry: arrangement of body parts along a central axis, so that the body is divided into equal right and left halves • Body Plan ...
... • Anatomical Position: Body upright, arms/legs straight, palms forward, feet flat and eyes open • Bilateral Symmetry: arrangement of body parts along a central axis, so that the body is divided into equal right and left halves • Body Plan ...
3.1: What is Ecology?
... Biodiversity • The assortment, or variety, of living things in an ecosystem • Rain forests have more biodiversity than other locations in the world, but are threatened by human activities. ...
... Biodiversity • The assortment, or variety, of living things in an ecosystem • Rain forests have more biodiversity than other locations in the world, but are threatened by human activities. ...
summary notes the biosphere
... The arrows in a food chain show the direction of the flow of energy ...
... The arrows in a food chain show the direction of the flow of energy ...
Interactions among organisms
... Kinds of Organism Interactions 3.2 Commensalism (+,0) Is a relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits while the other is not affected. Shark and remoras (small fish) ...
... Kinds of Organism Interactions 3.2 Commensalism (+,0) Is a relationship between organisms in which one organism benefits while the other is not affected. Shark and remoras (small fish) ...
Practice Qs for Ecology answers
... 3. Clearing a forest would reduce the amount of energy available to the consumers. True 4. While an understanding of the interactions between organisms and their environment was very important to early hunter and gatherer humans, it is even more important today because humans are having significant ...
... 3. Clearing a forest would reduce the amount of energy available to the consumers. True 4. While an understanding of the interactions between organisms and their environment was very important to early hunter and gatherer humans, it is even more important today because humans are having significant ...
II. BODY CAVITY DEVELOPMENT CHARACTERISTICS OF
... -There is a BODY CAVITY, but the digestive tract is not lined by MESODERM tissue -Roundworms are PSEUDOCOELOMATES ...
... -There is a BODY CAVITY, but the digestive tract is not lined by MESODERM tissue -Roundworms are PSEUDOCOELOMATES ...
ECOLOGY VOCAB QUESTIONS
... 4. Biodiversity: Why is having more Biodiversity in an Ecosystem more beneficial to the stability of that Ecosystem? 5. For Consumers, decomposers, producers, food chains, food webs, and energy flow through a community: Why are decomposers necessary? What is the difference between consumers and prod ...
... 4. Biodiversity: Why is having more Biodiversity in an Ecosystem more beneficial to the stability of that Ecosystem? 5. For Consumers, decomposers, producers, food chains, food webs, and energy flow through a community: Why are decomposers necessary? What is the difference between consumers and prod ...
What`s Living? What`s Non-Living?
... (biotic and abiotic factors) that interact in a particular area ◦ Examples: prairie, mountain stream, ocean, forest ...
... (biotic and abiotic factors) that interact in a particular area ◦ Examples: prairie, mountain stream, ocean, forest ...
SThaw @aegilopoides Classification Kingdom The largest group of
... The interaction of a community (of living organisms) with the non-living parts of their environment. Extremophile Organisms that can survive in extreme environments e.g. very high or low temperatures. Functional adaptation An advantage to an organism as a result of how the body works. Habitat The pl ...
... The interaction of a community (of living organisms) with the non-living parts of their environment. Extremophile Organisms that can survive in extreme environments e.g. very high or low temperatures. Functional adaptation An advantage to an organism as a result of how the body works. Habitat The pl ...
5th grade animal systems study guide
... b. nerve – a bundle of fibers that sends messages between the brain or spinal cord to all other parts of the body 6. reproductive system – the set of organs that make it possible for organisms to start the life cycle over again 7. respiratory system – the organ system that brings oxygen to body cell ...
... b. nerve – a bundle of fibers that sends messages between the brain or spinal cord to all other parts of the body 6. reproductive system – the set of organs that make it possible for organisms to start the life cycle over again 7. respiratory system – the organ system that brings oxygen to body cell ...
CB-Biosphere
... a. Cells are mostly made of water b. Water is good for dissolving chemicals c. Many organisms live in water ...
... a. Cells are mostly made of water b. Water is good for dissolving chemicals c. Many organisms live in water ...
Ecology EOC Review
... –Producers – get energy from sun & use some for own metabolism –Primary Consumers – get 10% of original energy from producers and use some for own metabolism –Secondary Consumers – get 10% of energy from primary consumers and use some for own metabolism –Tertiary Consumers – get 10% of energy from s ...
... –Producers – get energy from sun & use some for own metabolism –Primary Consumers – get 10% of original energy from producers and use some for own metabolism –Secondary Consumers – get 10% of energy from primary consumers and use some for own metabolism –Tertiary Consumers – get 10% of energy from s ...
Review Sheet Answers
... 3. A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific area and can interbreed 4. Environmental factor that is associated with or results from activities of living things 5. The part of the Earth in which all life exists 6. A community of organisms along with their weather, soil, water ...
... 3. A group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific area and can interbreed 4. Environmental factor that is associated with or results from activities of living things 5. The part of the Earth in which all life exists 6. A community of organisms along with their weather, soil, water ...
Ecology notes - Bethlehem Central School District
... Tropical Forest (rain forest): found near the equator, temp varies little from 25 degrees C. and day light varies from 12 hours by less than one hour. Lowlands receive very little rain fall, and develop thorn forests. Nearer the equator regions have distinct wet and dry seasons and tropical deciduo ...
... Tropical Forest (rain forest): found near the equator, temp varies little from 25 degrees C. and day light varies from 12 hours by less than one hour. Lowlands receive very little rain fall, and develop thorn forests. Nearer the equator regions have distinct wet and dry seasons and tropical deciduo ...