Chapter 1

Question 1

Zoology is

Answer 1

the study of animals

Question 2

Microbiology is

Answer 2

the study of bacteria and viruses

Question 3

Mycology is

Answer 3

the study of fungi

Question 4

Ecology is

Answer 4

the study of how different organisms interact with their environment

Question 5

The biosphere consists of

Answer 5

all environments on Earth that support life, including most areas of land, water bodies and the lower atmosphere

Question 6

Communities are

Answer 6

the groups of organisms composed of a number of different species that live within an ecosystem

Question 7

A population

Answer 7

includes individuals of a particular species living within a particular area

Question 8

An organism the

Answer 8

individual unit of a population ex. a lady bug from the lady bug population

Question 9

Producers provide

Answer 9

food for the other organisms present

Question 10

Ecosystems can be characterized by

Answer 10

• recycled of chemical nutrients (basic chemicals ex. carbon, nitrogen, oxygen)
• Energy Flow (constantly gained and lost from an ecosystem)

Question 11

Domains include

Answer 11

Bacteria, Archea, Eukaryotes

Question 12

Kingdoms within the Domain Eukaryotes include

Answer 12

Protists, Fungi, Plants, and Animals

Question 13

Microevolution is a

Answer 13

gradual change over long period of time

Question 14

Sexual Recombination includes

Answer 14

egg and sperm

Question 15

Natural Selection is when

Answer 15

the best suited to survive reproduce

Question 16

Change in gene pool of a population is

Answer 16

Genetic Drift

Question 17

The movement (immigration or emigration) of individuals is

Answer 17

Gene Flow

Question 18

Bottleneck Effect is when

Answer 18

a natural disaster can kill numbers