Bio189- Chapter 1 Practice
What are the domain names in the taxonomic hierarchy of life?
Bacteria, Eukarya and Archaea
What is the term for all populations of different species that occupy the same location at the same time
Community
Fungi
Heterotrophs- obtain food by external ingestion
Animalia
Heterotrophs- obtain food by ingestion
Plantae
Multi-cellular- almost all are autotrophic organisms
Which groups of eukaryotes includes many different unrelated species that are united solely because they are not fungi, plants or animals?
Protista
Protista
Unicellular and Multicellular- autotropic and heterotrophic
Inherited traits, characteristics, or behaviors that enable an organism to survive and reproduce successfully in its environment are called
adaptations
In _____________ reproduction genetic information comes from only one parents; whereas, in _____________ reproduction, genetic information from two parents unites to form an offspring.
asexual ; sexual
Particles that make up molecules are called
atoms
An area of forest, including the organisms that occupy tit and the nonliving components of its area, is an example of a(n)
ecosystem
New complex functions and characteristics that arise when the smaller components of an organism interact are called ____ properties.
emergent
A change in the genetic makeup of a population over multiple generations can also be referred to as
evolution
Using a process called _____________, living organisms maintain a state of internal constancy or equilibrium, such as a constant range of temperatures, nutrients or water.
homeostasis
What is a group of joined atoms, such as DNA
molecule
What process favors survival of specific individuals within a population based on adaptive traits that are inherited?
natural selection
A leaf is composed of several tissues organized to work together and is a(n) ___________ of a plant.
organ
______________ are membrane-bound compartments within eukayotic cells that carry out specialized functions; example- chloroplast
organelles
What term refers to members of the same species living in the same place at the same time?
population
Organisms that make their own food by obtaining energy and nutrients from nonliving sources are called
primary producers (autotrophs)