WIS 2552 Exercise 1 & Topics 1-8
Darwin published "Origin of Species" in ___
1859
There are ___ mechanisms for sexual selection to follow
2
According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, there are ___ species of crocodilians worldwide
23
Emus have ___ per foot
3
Rheas have ___ toe per foot
3
Rheas have _____ toe per foot.
3
There are ___ embryonic tissue layers
3
There are ___ species of Mergansers in North America
3
There are ______ species of waxwings worldwide.
3
There are actually ___ species of Kiwi
3
There are roughly __ species of salamanders
310
There are roughly ___ species of salamanders
310
There are roughly ___ species of salamanders.
310
Most scientists think the Earth is __ years old
4.5 Billion
Most scientists think the Earth is ___ years old
4.5 billion
According to one reference there are _____ species of Hummingbirds in Costa Rica alone.
51
The Pleistocene Epoch is roughly ___ years old
8,000
The Pleistocene Epoch ended roughly __ years ago.
8000
There are about ___ species of birds in the world
9700
Energy in biological systems mostly exists in the form of ___ molecules
ATP
The ___ are long-tailed, and short-winged acrobatic fibers that mostly feed on birds
Accipiters
Loons have suffered declines on their breeding grounds due to ___
Acid Rain
The Nile Crocodile is the largest Crocodile species in ___
Africa
The Nile Crocodile is the largest Crocodile species in ______.
Africa
Lampreys and hagfishes belong to the class
Agnatha
Lampreys and hagfishes belong to the class ___
Agnatha
___ is a deadly poison produced by some mushrooms
Amanitin
Stanely Miller was able to produce synthetic ___
Amino Acids
Oparin converted elemental nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, and hydrogen to ___
Amino acids
Stanley Miller combined methane and ___ in water, in his experiment
Ammonia
___ was a fungicide used widely in Florida in the 1980's and 1990's
Benlate
Ecological pyramids illustrate the amount of ___ at various tropic levels
Biomass
The ___ is a scavenger that may occasionally kill and eat mammals
Komodo dragon
The _____ is a scavenger that may occasionally kill and eat mammals.
Komodo dragon
Paclitaxel is used as an anti ___ agent
Cancer
The ___ was used as an example of a habitat specialized species
Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow
The dorsal part of a turtle's shell is called the ___
Carapace
Photosynthesis is essentially ___
Carbon fixation
The ___ are a species of deer in which both males and females have antlers
Caribou
Parthogenesis is seen in about 1/3 of the species in the lizard genus ___
Cnemidophorous
Male Sage Grouse have ___ as a sexually selected trait
Colored air sacs
The ___ is considered a sea duck although it lives mostly inland
Common Goldeneye
An endemic family of frogs is found on a series of oceanic islands formed by ___
Continental drift
The theory of the inheritance characteristic was advanced by ___
Lamarck
Darwin observed that there was no ___ on oceanic islands
Large herbivorous mammals
The endosymbiosis theory argues that small prokaryotic cells were engulfed by
Large prokaryotic cells
The __ Anole is a common species introduced to Florida
Cuban
The ___ Anole is a common species introduced to Florida
Cuban
Bacteria chiefly play an important role in ___ in ecosystems
Decomposition
Bacteria chiefly play an important role in ____ in ecosystems.
Decomposition
Echinodermata is a phylum of ___
Deuterostomes
Hemichordates are ___
Deuterostomes
Diving ducks, and dabbling ducks tend to be plumage
Dichromatic
___ are Protists involved in forming Red tides
Dinoflagellates
White pelicans differ from other members of the order in that they do not ______.
Dive from the air for food
In England ___ is another name for loons
Divers
White Pelicans differ from other members of the order in that they do not ___
Drive from the air for food
The endosymbiosis theory argues that small prokaryotic cells were engulfed by ___
Larger prokaryotic cells
The ___ is the largest species of sea turtles
Leatherback
Rhizobium is found in nodules in association with ___ plants
Legume
In various species of grouse, the males come to a common site called a ___ and they attempt to attract maters by inflating air sacs and chasing other males
Lek
In various species of grouse, the males come to a common site called a(n) ____ and there they attempt to attract mates by inflating sir sacs and chasing other males
Lek
Darwin found fossils of ___ at high elevations in the Andes, suggesting that the Earth had changed over time
Marine invertebrates
The ___ gecko is a common introduced lizards in Gainesville, Florida
Mediterranean
The ____ gecko is a common introduced lizard in Gainesville, Florida.
Mediterranean
The ___ was once called the Pigeon Hawk
Merlin
A pseudocoelm is typical of the ___
Nematodes
The conversion of ammonium to nitrates is called ___
Nitrification
Bacteria play an especially important role in the ___ cycle
Nitrogen
The Spadefoot toads are native to ___
North America
Salamanders reach their highest diversity in ___
Northern Hemisphere
North American Gnatcatchers are in the same family as the _______.
Old World warblers
Darwin's theory requires that the ___
Earth was very old
The ___ is highly specialized for a diet of apple snails
Everglades kite
Darwin used evidence from ___ to imagine the concept of Centers of Origin
Giant armadillo fossils
The Nighthjars and Tawny Frogmouth are members of the group known as the ______.
Goatsuckers
The ___ is an example of an herbivorous lizard
Green Iguana
The _____ is an example of an herbivorous lizard.
Green Iguana
Of the sea turtles only the ___ is chiefly herbivorous
Green Sea Turtle
Of the sea turtles the ______ is chiefly herbivorous.
Green Sea Turtle
A species of Poison Arrow Frog has been successfully introduced to the Baltimore area where it has been implicated in the reduction of cockroaches
False
All chordate characteristics are seen throughout the lives of the individual
False
American Crocodiles are widespread and abundant in Florida
False
Among the Amphibia several species are adapted for feeding on plants as adults
False
Among the Amphibian several species are adaptive for feeding on plants as adults
False
Chloroplasts are found only in members of the Kingdom Plantae
False
Temperate species may tend to be more ecologically specialized than their tropical counterparts
False
Temperate species may tend to be more ecologically specialized then their tropical counterparts
False
The Elephant Birds was native to New Guinea
False
The conversion of N2 to NH3 is exergonic
False
There are no native species of chameleons in Madagascar
False
There are no native species of chameleons in Madagascar.
False
Pelagic birds like the Tubenoses live ___
Far out at sea
According to Lewis Wolpert ___ is the most important event in a person's life
Gastrulation
The ___ are lizards with specially adapted toe pads for clinging to vertical surfaces
Geckos
Darwin argued that those individuals that ____ were naturally selected.
Had more offspring
Darwin argues that those individuals that ___ were naturally selected
Had more offspring
Structures in different species such as the wings of insect and bats, are said to be analogous as they ___
Have different embryological origins
Northern Mockingbirds were introduced successfully to ___
Hawaiian Islands
The eye-lash viper has a ___ between the eye and nostril
Heat detecting pit
American Bitterns are in the same group as the _____.
Herons
The ___ has claws on its wings to help it climb through vegetation
Hoatzin
The upper bone in the forelimbs of all tetrapods is called the ___
Humerus
It is now well known that ___ places have fewer species
Temperate zone
The first hominids appeared at the end of the ___
Tertiary
___ was the first period of the Cenozoic
Tertiary
was the first period of the Cenozoic.
Tertiary
A top predator in a food chain is a ___
Tertiary consumer
The Desert Iguana is indigenous to ___
The American southwest
There are ___ embryonic tissue layers in evolutionary more advanced animals
Three
Species in the Pelican - Comorant (Pelecaniformes) group have ___ feet
Totipalmate
Plants take up water from the soil and move it to the atmosphere by means of ___
Transpiration
The whistling ducks were once called ___ ducks
Tree
The first dinosaur appeared in the __
Triassic
The first dinosaurs appeared in the ___
Triassic
The lower part of the atmosphere is called the ___
Troposphere
A species of chameleon has been introduced to Florida
True
A species of chameleon has been introduced to Florida.
True
All turtles are egg layers
True
All turtles are egg layers.
True
An Florida, Alligators are hunted recreationally
True
Both mitochondria and chloroplasts have two membranes
True
Cells in the morula migrate and arrange themselves to form a hollow ball of cells
True
Collecting Bird nests and eggs was once a popular past time among the wealthy
True
Cone-nosed toads are adapted for burrowing
True
Darwin based his theory partly on observations of farm animals
True
Darwin based his theory partly on observations of farm animals.
True
In Florida, Alligators are hunted recreationally.
True
Multicellularity might have evolved from coloniality
True
Multicellularity might have evolved from incomplete cell division
True
Some nitrogen is fixed by the action of lighting
True
Some of Pasteur's sterile water flasks are still on display today
True
Some of Pasteur's sterile water flasks are still on display today.
True
The American Crocodile is still found on various islands in the Caribbean
True
The tropics may harbor more species with narrower niches than temperate species
True
There is a native species of crow found only in Hawaii.
True
Through the evolutionary process, species may become increasingly adapted for narrower environmental conditions and this can make them more rare
True
Only species of vertebrates have ___
True bone
The ___ is one species of bird with a keen sense of smell
Turkey Vulture
A zygote has ___ sets of chromosomes
Two
There are ___ type of secondary body cavity seen in the animals
Two
The ____ are mostly pelagic species in the shorebird group that feed by diving for fish.
alcids
Stanley Miller was able to produce synthetic
amino acids
The ecological niche of species may be based on __
any of these
Currawongs are native to ______.
australia
Horned Larks are not native to _______.
australia
Shrikes are found worldwide except for _____.
australia
The crested pigeon is native to
australia
The new holland honey-eater is native to
australia
The tawny frogmouth is a common bird in _____.
australia
The bobolink is related to the _______.
blackbirds
The archenteron forms from the _____.
blastocoel
Whooping cranes originally nested only in _____.
canada
Oparin did experiments in ____.
chemical evolution
Titmice are in the same family as the _______
chickadees
pigment molecules are found in the ___
chloroplasts
Chameleons are able to change their body color because of specialized cells called _____.
chromatophores
______ are common passerine birds that occur worldwide except for South America.
crows
Terns feed by _____.
diving from the air for fish
All owls are strictly nocturnal hunters.
false
As a group, sandpipers all have very long legs and beaks.
false
Honey-eaters were not found naturally in Hawaii.
false
Mynas and Starlings belong to a family that is widespread on oceanic islands but absent from africa.
false
Nuthatches and Creepers are members of the same family
false
The kinglets are a family found only in the old world
false
The yellow-bellied siskin is a type of
finch
Herons and Egrets feed chiefly on ______.
fish
Ratite birds are characterized by having a _____.
flat sternum
All plovers either lack or have vestigal (=reduced) ________.
hallux
Roseate Spoonbills are in the same group as the ______.
herons
A brushy tongue is characteristic of the ______.
honey eaters
A grey-tailed Mountain Gem is a species of
hummingbird
Kookaburras are related to the _______.
kingfishers
In photosynthesis, CO2 is converted to ___ and H2O
Sugars
The Hoatzin is a species native to ___
South America
Protosomes have ___ cleavage
Spiral
Choanocytes are characteristic of ___
Sponges
Intracellular digestion is characteristic of ___
Sponges
Francisco Redi did an experiment to show that meat did not produce maggots by the process of ___
Spontaneous Generation
Pasteur did an experiment to show that there was no ___
Spontaneous generation
The Dodos and Solitaires were native only to the ______.
mascarenes
The main food of Limpkins is ______.
mollusks
members of the heron and egret group are characterized by having ______.
naked lores
Three-wattled bellbirds are indigenous to the _____.
neotropics
Thrushes are found woldwide except in _____.
new zealand
Female _____ are brightly colored while the males have a duller plumage.
phalaropes
The _____ are shorebirds that feed by spinning around in the water to stir up food items.
phalaropes
Dodos were in the same group as the _______.
pigeons
The Tree Lizards inhabit _____.
pinyon-juniper woodland
digitalin is a compound produced by a certain
plant
Limpkins are in the same group as the ______.
rails
Numerous species of flightless ____ evolved on oceanic islands.
rails
Redpolls are in the same group as the ________.
red-crested cardinal
Of the following, the ___ is not a tetrapod
sea lamprey
Garter Snakes are _____ type foragers.
seize and swallow
The term "plastron" refers to part of a turtle's _______.
shell
Jaegers and Skuas feed on mammals and birds and are actually closely related to _____.
shorebirds
_____ are species that are related to Terns that feed by flying low with their lower mandible in the water.
skimmers
Most tanagers are found in __________.
south america
The Northern Mockingbird is most closely related to the ________.
thrashers
The lower part of the atmosphere is called the
troposphere
Both mitochondria and chloroplasts have two membranes.
true
Hummingbirds are found only in the new world.
true
Only species of vertebrates have __
true bone
The _____ family is the largest family that is found just in the New World.
tyrannidae
The ______ is a chickadee like species indigenous to the southwest and mexico, that belongs to a distinct family.
verdin
Wood storks and ____ both have un-feathered heads.
vultures
Owls have feet that are oriented like those of the ______.
woodpeckers
Toucanets are related to ______.
woodpeckers
Some ammonia is mineralized as ___
NH4+
Denitrification is the conversion of ___ to N2
NO2
___ is an example of a secually selected trait in passerine birds
Plumage dichromatism
Chagas disease is caused by a ___
Protist
Malaria is caused by a ___
Protist
Tetrahymena is a genus in the Kingdom ___, often used an toxicology studies
Protista
Tetrahymena is a genus in the Kingdom ___, often used in toxicology studies
Protista
Rotifers are characterized by having a ___
Pseudocoelom
Petrels are related to ___
Shearwaters
The term "plastron" refers to part of a turtle's
Shell
The _____ are passerine birds that forage by impaling small animals on thorns.
Shrikes
The ___ is the period of the first vascular plants
Silurian
There are roughly ___ is species of caecilians
165
There are roughly ______ species of caecilians
165
In the American Southwest as many as _____ Hummingbird species are known to occur.
17
The ecological niche of a species may be based on ___
- Any of these - Temperature - Moisture - Soil type
Many ecologists argue that ecological efficiencies are about ___%
10
There are _____ native species of crow and jays in New Zealand.
0
The giant salamander is ___ in length
1.6 meters
The giant salamander is _____ in length.
1.6 meters
In the Deuterostome line, the blastopore becomes the ___
Anus
In the Deuterotosome line, the blastopore becomes the
Anus
The less evolutionarily advanced salamanders are mostly ______.
Aquatic
The less evolutionary advanced salamanders are mostly ___
Aquatic
In development of animals the ___ is the primary body cavity
Archenteron
In development of animals the _____ is the primary body cavity.
Archenteron
Birds descended from the subclass ___ of fossil reptiles
Archosauria
Birds descended from the subclass ______ of fossil reptiles.
Archosauria
The modern order Squamata descended from the fossil reptile group ___
Archosauria
Several capitvely bred California Condors have been released in ___
Arizona
Plants take up inorganic nitrates and convert them to organic compounds in a process known as ___
Assimilation
According to a team of researchers, giant tortoises once occurred on all the continents except ___
Australia
According to a team of researchers, giant tortoises once occurred on all the continents except _____.
Australia
Caecilians are not found in the tropics of ___
Australia
Caecilians are not found in the tropics of _____.
Australia
___ is another name for primary producers
Autotrophs
Pasteur bent the slender necks of glass flasks to prevent ___ from reaching sterile water
Bacteria
Rhizobium is an example of a ___ that plays a role in nitrogen fixation
Bacteria
The archenteron forms from the ___
Blastocoel
The ___ Python has been introduced to the Everglades and apparently is becoming established there
Burmese
Terrestrial Caecilians are mostly adapted for ___
Burrowing
Terrestrial Caecilians are mostly adapted for ______.
Burrowing
The introduced Nile Monitor in Florida may possibly become a threat to native ___
Burrowing Owls
The ___ are broad winged soaring species
Buteos
Of the following ___ is the greenhouse gas most affected by human activities
CO2
The ___ era is broken down into Epochs
Cenozoic
Ecological pyramids were the brain child of ___
Charles Elton
Oparin did experiments in ___
Chemical evolution
Fungi are characterized by having cells with a cell wall made of ___
Chitin
Fungi are characterized by having cells with a cell wall made of ______.
Chitin
Pigment molecules are found in the ___
Chloroplast
A dorsal hollow nerve cord is a characteristic of just the ___
Chordates
Pharyngeal gill slits of just the ___
Chordates
Chameleons are able to change their body color because of specialized cells called
Chromatophores
___ is the embryonic tissue layer that lines the embryonic gut
Endoderm
Ratite birds are characterized by having a ___
Flat sternum
The platyhelminthes are the ___
Flatworms
Redi's experiment involved denying ___ access to decaying meat
Flies
___ were the organisms that formed the White Cliffs of Dover
Foraminiferans
All members of the phylum Chordata share ___ characters
Four
___ is the developmental stage during which the embryonic genes turn on
Gastrula
In the mid-nineteenth century people mostly believed that species were __
Immutable
In the mid-nineteenth century people mostly believed that species were ___
Immutable
Darwin's theory of natural selection assumes that ___
Individuals vary
Smaller lizards are mostly adapted for feeding on ___
Insects
Diving ducks mostly feed on ___
Invertebrates
The largest salamander is native to ___
Japan
Pythons differ from boas in that boas are ___
Live bearers
Grebes are loon-like birds with ___ feet
Lobed
Native birds in Hawaii were infected with ___ transmitted by mosquitoes
Malaria
___ are an example of a dabbling duck
Mallards
___ is a highly toxic form of mercury that is formed by the action of bacteria
Methyl
___ wrote a fascinating book called The Island Waterfoul
Milton Weller
Bacteria like DNA is found in the ___ of eukaryotes
Mitochondria
Toxic modes of chemicals often affect the ___ in cells
Mitochondria
___ are the site for aerobic respiration in eukaryotes
Mitochondria
Is the kingdom of species with prokaryotic cells.
Monera
___ is the Kingdoms of species with prokaryotic cells
Monera
___ lizards feed on eggs, small mammals and birds
Monitor
_____ lizards feed on eggs, small mammals and birds.
Monitor
Swans and Geese tend to be plumage __
Monochromatic
According to the theory of natural selection
More individuals of a species are born than can survive
According to the theory of natural selection, ___
More individuals of a species are born than can survive
In the Protosome lines, the blastopore becomes the ___
Mouth
The ___ is an example of a Perching Duck that is native to Shouth America
Muscovy
The ___ is an example of a Perching Duck that is native to South America
Muscovy
The endosymbiosis theory argues that a ___ relationship was established between two cells
Mutualistic
The symbiotic relationship between plant and Rhizobium is __ in nature.
Mutualistic
The symbiotic relationship between plant and Rhizobium is ___ in nature.
Mutualistic
Most of the gaseous nitrogen in the atmosphere exists in the form ___
N2
Some ammonia is mineralized as
NH+4
Ammonia is a gas and has the chemical formula
NH3
Ammonia is a gas and has the chemical formula ____.
NH3
The conversion of amino acids back to ___ is called ammonification
NH3
The bony fish evolved in the __ period of the Paleozoic
Ordovician
The bony fish evolved in the ___ period of the Paleozoic
Ordovician
The first fungi evolved in the ___
Ordovician
Class __ has the greatest number of vertebrate species.
Osteichthyes
Class ___ has the greatest number of vertebrate species
Osteichthyes
Of the ratites only the ____has just two toes
Ostrich
The ___ were African ratites introduced to Australia
Ostriches
The ___ tree apparently produces paclitaxel
Pacific Yew
Plants invaded land during the ___
Paleozoic
Seeds evolved during the ___
Paleozoic
The first vascular plants evolved in the ___
Paleozoic
plants invaded land during the
Paleozoic
The development of young from unfertilized eggs is called ___
Parthogenesis
About half the species of birds in the world belong to the order
Passeniformes
About half the species of birds in the world belong to the order __
Passeriformes
The Anhinga or snake is actually in the same order as the ___
Pelicans
According to Darwin's theory a bat's wing is homologous with a ___
Penguin flipper
According to the theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristic individuals transformed following
Perceived environmental stress
Water moves through soil to the groundwater by the process of
Percolation
Water moves through soil to the groundwater by the process of ___
Percolation
Conifers evolved in the ___
Permian
The Tree Lizards inhabit ___
Pinyon-juniper woodland
Digitalin is a compound by a certain ___
Plant
Is an example of sexually selected trait in passerine birds
Plumage dichromatism
Erectile feathers on the head are sexually selected trait in ___
Prairie chicken
Erectile feathers on the head are a sexually selected trait in _____.
Prairie chickens
A rabbit is an example of a ___
Primary consumer
In a food web animals are never ___
Primary producers
DNA in the nuclei of eukaryotic cells is complexed with ___
Proteins
Snake venom is made of ___
Proteins
African Sleeping Sickness is caused by a ___
Protist
Prokaryotic cells contain
RNA
Darwin noted that there was no native ___ in Australian grassland
Rabbits
Deuterosomes have ___ cleavage
Radial
Temperature dependent sex determination were discovered in a study of ___
Red eared turtles
Temperature - dependent sex determination was discovered in a study of ______.
Red-eared turtles
Temperature-dependent sex determination was discovered in a study of
Red-eared turtles
A true coelom is not seen in ___
Round worms
The ___ are an example of a diving duck
Scaup
Of the following the ___ is not a tetrapod
Sea lamprey
Garter Snakes are ___ type foragers
Seize and swallow
The Mexican Parrot Snake is a ___ type forager
Seize and swallow
Protenoid spheres could have evolved via ___
Self assembly
An endemic family for frogs exists on the ___ islands
Seychelles
An endemic family of frogs exists on the ____ islands.
Seychelles
Dabbing Ducks characteristically feed in ___
Shallow water
Ratfishes belong to the same vertebrate class as the ___
Sharks
Albatrosses are grouped with the ___
Shearwaters
In the forelimb of tetrapods, the radius paired with the ___
Ulna
Carbon is mostly as fossil fuels, CO2 and in ___
Vegetation
The _____ are sluggish insect gleaning foragers.
Vireos
Denitrification occurs only ___
When O2is not available
The ___ are very fast predators that feed by running down their prey
Whiptails
The ______ are very fast predators that feed by running down their prey.
Whiptails
At fertilization a single cell called a ___ is formed
Zygote
In the eastern US there is ______ common species of Hummingbird.
one
The _____ are passerine species that are similar to swifts
swallows
The Desert Iguana is indigenous to _____.
the American southwest
