Test 4 Review: Chapters 29, 46, & 47

Test 4 Review: Chapters 29, 46, & 47 | Quizalize

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Which two body systems must directly interact for vertebrate organisms to exchange gases?

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What is an ecosystem service that performs the same function as a pesticide?

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Carbon is present in the atmosphere as ________.

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Decomposers are associated with which class of food web?

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The ability of an ecosystem to return to its equilibrium state after an environmental disturbance is called ________.

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Squamata includes_______.

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Which of the following is not true of Acanthostega?

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Members of Chondrichthyes differ from members of Osteichthyes by having a ________.

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Which of the following is not contained in phylum Chordata?

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While visiting a national park, a student encounters an unfamiliar organism in a damp area near a body of water. The student notes that the organism is about 10 cm long, has four legs, and has a tail. The organism is black with small white spots on its smooth, moist skin. It also appears to have an internal skeletal system. To which class does the organism most likely belong?

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The picture shows a pika, a small mammal found in grassland ecosystems. The vast grasslands of the Tibetan plateau are home to the plateau pika. The numerous pikas are prey for many predators of the grasslands, which serve as a major watershed for much of the area. The watershed drains large quantities of groundwater during the rainy season, or the monsoon season. Pikas have extensive burrows that help drain groundwater rapidly and are used as nesting sites by many bird species. However, many people advocate the eradication of the plateau pikas because they compete with livestock for grass. Which of these will most likely happen if the plateau pikas are completely removed from the Tibetan plateau grasslands?

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Scientists use zebra fish to study human genetic diseases because zebra fish and humans share many of the same genetic diseases. Which statement describes why zebra fish experience similar genetic diseases as humans?

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A remora is a fish that has an adhesive disk on the back of its head that it uses to attach itself to a large shark. When food floats away from the shark’s mouth as it feeds, the remora collects the scraps. Drawings of a shark with a remora attached and a remora’s adhesive disk are shown below. The relationship between the remora and the shark is an example of —

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Which class of fish fits this description: 4 paired gill arches, bony skeleton, homocercal tail, & missing a spiral valve intestine?

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Which class of animals is: cold-blooded, goes through metamorphosis, and can breath through their skin?

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Which of the following is not an anthropoid?

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As part of the nitrogen cycle, animals acquire some amino acids by doing which of the following?

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All of the organisms in an ecosystem are interdependent, helping to maintain the equilibrium of the ecosystem. Which of the following processes can bacteria perform that is not possible for the other members of a typical ecosystem?

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A re-created ecosystem in a laboratory environment is known as a ________.

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Students collect a large number of water jugs. Each is made of a number of different plastics. Which method of disposing of the jugs would best help protect and conserve Earth's natural resources?

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In the mid-1980s an aggressive strain of algae known as Caulerpa was accidentally introduced into the Mediterranean Sea when a seaside aquarium cleaned out its tanks. The algae contains a toxin that prevents native herbivores from consuming it. Caulerpa quickly spread over the sea floor, crowding out many species including sponges, corals, sea fans, and lobsters. Which statement explains the most likely impact Caulerpa has had on the biodiversity in the Mediterranean Sea?

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What are the likely long-term effects on ecosystems if greenhouse gas emissions combined with human over-exploitation of land continue to increase?

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Which of the following would most likely have a negative effect on the biodiversity of an ecosystem?

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What term describes the use of mathematical equations in the modeling of linear aspects of ecosystems?

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A student is asked to draw a food web in which the same organism is a primary consumer as well as a secondary consumer. How should the organism be represented in the food web?

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