Final Exam Flashcards

(35 cards)

1
Q

The ozone layer that screens ultra violet light is at what altitude

A

Between 20 &25

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2
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Most species in the ocean live between hat depths

A

200-1000

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3
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Grass hoppers can jump to a height of

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50x their body length

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4
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An example of a hydrostatic skeleton

A

Elephant trunk
Tongues of mammals
Tentacles of Cephalopoda

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5
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All energy starts from the

A

Sun

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6
Q

Animals lose water through

A

Sweat
Respiration
Excretion of urine
Elimination of feces

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7
Q

Kangaroo rats acquire all their water

A

Food

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8
Q

Humans have what type of heart

A

4 valve

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9
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The faster an organisms heart rate

A

The shorter it’s lifespan

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10
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The most rudimentary lung system that exits today

A

Lungfish

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11
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When closely related species live in widely separated areas

A

Disjunct Distribution

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12
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Limits the amount of animals in higher levels of pyramid of numbers

A

Energy

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13
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Functions of integumentary

A

Protection
Sensory reception
Moisture proofing
Camouflage and signaling

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14
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Molecules that reflect certain rays of light giving an animal it’s color

A

Pigment

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15
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Functional unit of a myofibril in a muscle

A

Sacromere

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16
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Arteries carry blood

A

Away from the heart

17
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Respiratory pigment in humans that carries oxygen

18
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Has the fastest heart rate

19
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Organism that live within a narrow salinity

20
Q

Single land mass all if the continents broke off from

21
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Thin outer layer of earth which is capable of supporting life

22
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The water on earths surface makes up

23
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Occurs when two or more species share a limiting source

24
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Harmless species use coloration to appear like a poisonous or more harmful species is called

25
Integument includes
Hair Outer covering Setae
26
Involuntary muscles are under what control
Autonomic
27
Muscles that lack striations
Sacromere
28
Intracellular fluids are primarily composed of
Water
29
Plasma is made up of what percentage of water
90%
30
When all blood is confined to veins and arteries
Closed circulatory system
31
Proposed the Continental Drift Theory
Alfred Wegener
32
Environment occupies the largest portion of earth's biosphere
Oceanic Environment
33
Community of living organisms along with abiotic components linked together
Ecosystem
34
Muscle that contains a small cell that are tapered at the ends and lack striations
Smooth Muscles
35
Glacial cycles have occurred with the duration of how many years
20,000-100,000