Final Exam Flashcards
The ozone layer that screens ultra violet light is at what altitude
Between 20 &25
Most species in the ocean live between hat depths
200-1000
Grass hoppers can jump to a height of
50x their body length
An example of a hydrostatic skeleton
Elephant trunk
Tongues of mammals
Tentacles of Cephalopoda
All energy starts from the
Sun
Animals lose water through
Sweat
Respiration
Excretion of urine
Elimination of feces
Kangaroo rats acquire all their water
Food
Humans have what type of heart
4 valve
The faster an organisms heart rate
The shorter it’s lifespan
The most rudimentary lung system that exits today
Lungfish
When closely related species live in widely separated areas
Disjunct Distribution
Limits the amount of animals in higher levels of pyramid of numbers
Energy
Functions of integumentary
Protection
Sensory reception
Moisture proofing
Camouflage and signaling
Molecules that reflect certain rays of light giving an animal it’s color
Pigment
Functional unit of a myofibril in a muscle
Sacromere
Arteries carry blood
Away from the heart
Respiratory pigment in humans that carries oxygen
Hemoglobin
Has the fastest heart rate
Mouse
Organism that live within a narrow salinity
Stenohaline
Single land mass all if the continents broke off from
Pangea
Thin outer layer of earth which is capable of supporting life
Biosphere
The water on earths surface makes up
Hydrosphere
Occurs when two or more species share a limiting source
Competition
Harmless species use coloration to appear like a poisonous or more harmful species is called
Mimicry
Integument includes
Hair
Outer covering
Setae
Involuntary muscles are under what control
Autonomic
Muscles that lack striations
Sacromere
Intracellular fluids are primarily composed of
Water
Plasma is made up of what percentage of water
90%
When all blood is confined to veins and arteries
Closed circulatory system
Proposed the Continental Drift Theory
Alfred Wegener
Environment occupies the largest portion of earth’s biosphere
Oceanic Environment
Community of living organisms along with abiotic components linked together
Ecosystem
Muscle that contains a small cell that are tapered at the ends and lack striations
Smooth Muscles
Glacial cycles have occurred with the duration of how many years
20,000-100,000
