GGS 102: Chapter 14

The scientist who in 1758 created a system that is the basis of the modern system of classification of organisms is __________.

Carolus Linnaeus

Which of the following is the correct genus and species name of the common dolphin, a marine mammal?

Delphinus delphis

The correct sequence of taxonomic groupings, from the most to the least comprehensive, is __________.

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species

The scientific discipline concerned with naming and grouping organisms is called __________.

taxonomic classification

How much of Earth's land surface is still covered with wilderness?

39 percent of Earth's land surface is still covered with wilderness.

Why is Bialowieza Forest unique?

Bialowieza Forest is the only sizable fragment that remains of Europe's original primeval forest.

Epiphytes are plants that get most of their nutrients and moisture from __________.

the air

What characteristics of lionfish contribute to their ability to spread and become established in new areas?

A single lionfish female may produce up to 2 million eggs a year. The eggs float for up to a month, spreading the lionfish populations.

How did the fish biologists determine the diet of lionfish in the regions where the lionfish have invaded?

Biologists examined the contents of the stomachs of lionfish caught in the wild.

How much of Earth's land surface is legally protected today?

Currently, 12 percent of Earth's land surface is legally protected.

Why do we classify lionfish populations near the eastern United States as an invasive species? What suggests that these new populations are not an expansion of the lionfish's natural range?

Lionfish are native to the tropical Pacific. There are no natural water routes of warm water between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

Over the last 300 years, Earth has lost approximately what percent of its forest cover?

Over the last 300 years, Earth has lost about half of its forest cover. Submit

Based upon what we are learning about the lionfish diet, what is most likely going to happen to Caribbean coral reefs invaded by lionfish?

There will be fewer algae eating fish. More algae will grow over and damage corals. Submit

Why does Monteverde receive over 100 inches of rain each year?

Trade winds push moisture-rich air from the Caribbean Sea inland, where it encounters tall mountains and is forced upward quickly.

Based upon what we are learning about invasive lionfish populations in the Caribbean and along the Atlantic coast of the United States, these lionfish populations __________.

cannot be eliminated by any means currently known

How does the masked frog avoid becoming prey in the Monetverde Cloud Forest?

flattens itself to look like a leaf

The two most specific groupings in taxonomic classification are __________.

genus and species

Where are most of a cloud forest's nutrients held?

living vegetation

A plant species needs three key elements to survive: nutrients, water, and __________?

sunlight