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Question 1

Classification

Answer 1

Kingdom (Animalia)
Phylum (Chordata)
Class (Mammalia)
Order (Primates)
Family (Hominidae)
Genus (Homo)
Species  (sapiens)

Question 2

Taxonomy

Answer 2

grouping organisms based on some trait or characteristic.

Question 3

Linnaeus

Answer 3

Swedish Botanist had a system that used genus and species to name an organism. Binomial Nomenclature (Homo sapiens) Noun adjective

Question 4

Dichotomous key

Answer 4

identifies organisms based on a series of choices between alternative characteristics.

Question 5

Organism

Answer 5

Individual

Question 6

Population

Answer 6

group of organisms of the same species living together (same area)

Question 7

Communities

Answer 7

Populations of different species that coexist

Question 8

Ecosystem

Answer 8

marine, desert, forest, tundra, etc. More complex than communities. Includes non-living things as well.

Question 9

Biosphere

Answer 9

layer of air, land and water that envelopes the Earth.

Question 10

Community Interactions

Answer 10

• Niche
• Predation
• Competition

Question 11

Niche

Answer 11

The role an organism has in nature (in its habitat)

Question 12

Predation

Answer 12

Predators obtain energy and nutrients by eating Prey

Question 13

Competition

Answer 13

two species going after the same resource

Question 14

Symbiotic relationship

Answer 14

Two different species interact and sometimes totally rely on each other.

Question 15

Parasitism

Answer 15

Get energy and nutrients from their host but good ones do not kill you.

Question 16

Mutualism

Answer 16

Interaction where both species benefit.

Question 17

Commensalism

Answer 17

One benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefits.

Question 18

Limiting resource

Answer 18

the resource in a population that limits how large the population can become.

Question 19

Carrying capacity

Answer 19

The size of a population that a habitat can support.

Question 20

Density-Independent

Answer 20

limiting factor that does not depend on population size. (Flood, fire, hail)

Question 21

Density dependent

Answer 21

Limiting factors that depend on population size. (Disease, parasites, predators,)

Question 22

Life without the sun

Answer 22

1977 Chemosynthetic bacteria found

Example hydrothermal vent