Chapter 4 The Organization of Life Flashcards

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1
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change in the genetic characteristics in a population from one generation to the next

A

evolution

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process that causes the characteristics of a population to change in a way controlled by humans

A

artificial selection

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3
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trait that increases an organism’s chance of survival

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adaptation

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4
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trait that may be unintentionally selected by humans

A

resistance

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5
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process that causes the characteristics of a population to change without human control

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natural selection

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6
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Many angiosperms depend on animals for

pollinating their flowers, distributing their seeds, or providing food

A

pollinating their flowers and

distributing their seeds

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Which invertebrates are generally small, allowing them to live on little food and to hide from enemies

A

insects

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8
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Which of the following are vertebrates?

clams, frogs, worms, insects

A

frogs

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9
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Which of the following are nonvascular plants?

flowering plants, algae, mosses, trees

A

mosses

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10
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Archaea and bacteria are

two domains, in the same kingdom, in the protist kingdom, or in the fungi kingdom

A

two domains

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11
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Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?

plants, bacteria, fungi and water

A

water

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12
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Natural selection is the unequal survival that results from the presence or absence of

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particular traits

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13
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Which of the following best describes a population?

members of the same species living in the same place at the same time, all the red birds in an area, all types of organisms living in the same place, or all the members of the same species

A

members of the same species living in the same place at the same time

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14
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The place that contains everything an organism needs is its

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habitat

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15
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a desert ecosystem contains

air, living things, sand, all of the above

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all of the above

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16
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Bacteria that are no longer killed by an antibiotic have

evolved, developed unwanted adaptations, developed resistance to the antibiotic, all of the above

A

all of the above

17
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Which of the following kingdoms includes algae?

plants, fungi, protists, bacteria

A

protists

18
Q

Unicellular organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are

fungi, bacteria, protists, all of the above

A

bacteria

19
Q

Which two kingdoms contain organisms that can use energy from the sun to make food?

protists and plants, fungi and plants, fungi and protists, plants and animals

A

protists and plants

20
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Which of the following include organisms that break down dead organisms?

bacteria and protists, protists and fungi, fungi and plants, bacteria and fungi

A

bacteria and fungi