_____ is a change in the genetic
characteristics in a population from
one generation to the next.
Evolution
_____ is the process that causes the
characteristics of a population to
change in a way controlled by humans.
Artificial Selection
___ is a trait that increases an
organism’s chance of survival.
Adaptation
____ is a trait that may be
unintentionally selected by humans.
Resistance
___ is the process that causes
characteristics in a population to
change without human control.
Natural Selection
____ one species causes malaria.
Protist
____ some of these cause diseases
such as athlete’s foot.
Fungi
___ E. coli is one of these.
Bacteria
___ some of these organisms have
vertebrae.
Animals
____ factors are environmental factors
that are associated with or result from
activities of living organisms.
Biotic
___ factors are environmental factors
that are not associated with activities
of living organisms.
Abiotic
___ is a community of organisms and
their abiotic environment.
Ecosystem
In order to survive, ecosystems need
these basic components:
Energy, mineral nutrients, water,
oxygen, and living organisms.
Most of the energy of an ecosystem
comes from the ____.
Sun
___ are living things that carry out life
processes independently.
Organisms
A species is a
Group of structurally and functionally
similar individuals that preferentially
interbreed with members of their own
kind to produce viable offspring.
A population is
The given number of a given species in
a given area at a given time.
___ are groups of various species that
live in the same habitat and interact
with each other.
Communities
___ are places where an organism
usually lives.
Habitat
The levels of organization of an
ecosystem in order from simplest to
most complex are:
Organism, species, population,
community, ecosystem
___ observed that organisms in a
population differ slightly from each
other in form, function, and behavior.
Charles Darwin
__ is the process by which individuals
that have favorable variations and are
better adapted to their environment
survive and reproduce more
successfully than less well adapted
individuals do.
Natural Selection
__ is the change in characteristics
of a population from one
generation to the next.
Evolution
__ is the process of becoming adapted
to an environment.
Adaptation
___ can be an anatomical,
physiological, or behavioral change
that improves a population’s ability to
survive.
Adaptation
__ is the process of two species
evolving in response to long-term
interactions with each other.
Coevolution
__ is the selective breeding of
organisms, by humans, for specific
desirable traits.
Artificial selection
__ is the ability of an organism to
tolerate a chemical or disease-causing
agent.
Resistance
The cells of animals, plants, fungi, and
protists all contain a ____.
Nucleus
__ are microscopic, unicellular
organisms that usually have a cell wall
and reproduce by cell division.
Bacteria
The bacterium ___ is found in the
intestines of humans and other
animals and helps digest food and
release vitamins that humans need.
E. coli
A __ is an organism whose cells have
nuclei, rigid cell walls, and no
chlorophyll.
Fungus
A ___ is the reproductive structure of a
fungus.
Mushroom
Some fungi cause diseases such as __.
___ are diverse organisms. Some like
amoebas, are animal-like. Others are
plantlike, such as kelp, and some
resemble fungi.
Protists
The protist ___ is the unicellular
organisms that causes the disease
malaria.
Plasmodium
__ are multicellular organisms that
make their own food using light energy
from the sun and have cell walls.
Plants
Plants with no vascular tissue are
called ____.
Nonvascular
Leaves and roots are connected by ___
tissue, which has thick cell walls and
serves as a system of tubes that carries
___.
Vascular; water and food.
___ plants lack specialized conducting
tissues, roots, stems, and leaves.
Nonvascular
___ are woody vascular seed plants
whose seeds are not enclosed by an
ovary or fruit.
Gymnosperms
___ are flowering plants that produce
sees within fruit.
Angiosperms
___ have cells with no cell walls, must
get their food from an outside source,
and are mobile in at least one stage of
their life cycle.
Animals
___ are animals that do not have
backbones.
Invertebrates
More ___ exist on Earth than any
other type of animal.
Insects
Insects are successful for many
reasons, name two of these reasons.
___ are animals that have a backbone.
Vertebrates
___ are warm-blooded vertebrates
with feathers.
Birds
__ are warm-blooded vertebrates that
have fur and feed their young milk.
Mammals
Birds and mammals have the ability to
maintain ___ which allows them to live
in cold areas, where other animals
cannot live.
Body temperature
An example of an ecosystem is __.
Ecosystems do not have clear
boundaries and things move from one
ecosystem to another. Provide an
example that demonstrates this.
If one part of the ecosystem is
destroyed or changes, what is
affected?
The entire ecosystem
An important characteristic of a ___ is
that its members usually breed with
one another rather than with
members of others.
Population
Name two organisms that artificial
selection is frequently practiced with
Conifers, such as pine trees, are ___
that bear cones.
Gymnosperms
Much of our lumber and paper comes
from ___.
Gymnosperms
Gymnosperms have several
adaptations that allow them to live in
dry climates, what is one of these
adaptations?
The __ is the reproductive structure of
a fungus.
Mushroom
All __ move around in their
environment during at least one stage
in their life cycle.
animals
Humans and insects are often
enemies. What is one example of
this?
Damaging crops; spreading disease
What ecological job do fungus and
bacteria perform?
Breaking down dead organic matter
and food to release nutrients.
What is one example of a nonvascular
plant?
Moss
Provide two examples of an
angiosperm.
Provide three examples of an
invertebrate.
What are the five groupings of
vertebrates?
Mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles,
fish.
What does the prefix “a” mean?
Not/without
Can individuals adapt? Explain your
answer.
No; populations can adapt but an
individual cannot.
What are three examples of an
ecosystem?
Provide five examples of mammals.
What is a reptile? Provide three
examples of a reptile.
Cold-blooded, has scales.
What is an amphibian? Provide three
examples of an amphibian.
Both lives, cold-blooded.
What is a fish? Provide three
examples of fish.
Scales, breathes with gills, lives in
water.
How do humans promote evolution?