Week One Lecture

Question 1

A species is:

Answer 1

a group of very similar organisms that can interbreed; share the same Linnaean binomial

Question 2

Hierarchical Levels of life 1-4

Answer 2

molecules, organelles, cells, tissue

Question 3

Hierarchical Levels of life 5-8

Answer 3

organs, organisms, populations, habitat & community

Question 4

Hierarchical Levels of life 9-11

Answer 4

ecosystem, biosphere, planet

Question 5

Homo sapiens and homo neanderthalensis are:

Answer 5

variations of the same species

Question 6

Sometimes, closely related species can interbreed to create ______, that are mostly ______

Answer 6

hybrids; infertile

Question 7

Name two animal hybrids!

Answer 7

Tigon, liger, zonkey, grolar bear

Question 8

Name two plant hybrids!

Answer 8

pluot, limequat, tangelo

Question 9

The scientist who created the binomial (two-name) system is:

Answer 9

Carl Linnaeus

Question 10

What categories do the binomial system use?

Answer 10

Genus then species

Question 11

What kingdoms of life did they ascribe to in the 18th century?

Answer 11

animal, vegetable, mineral

Question 12

What are the current accepted kingdoms of life?

Answer 12

Six total: plantae, animalia, fungi, protista, eubacteria, archaebacteria

Question 13

In 1990, ______ revised the six kingdoms and added a super-category above kingdom called ______

Answer 13

Carl Woese, domain

Question 14

Which domains did Woese propose?

Answer 14

eukarya, archaebacteria, bacteria

Question 15

Which kingdom has the highest number of species?

Answer 15

animalia

Question 16

Which animal class has the highest number of species?

Answer 16

insects

Question 17

The highest biomass of all kingdoms is led by ______, with ______ second

Answer 17

plants, bacteria

Question 18

How many species do we have on the planet?

Answer 18

3,600,500

Question 19

What naming system organizes the massive amount of varied species?

Answer 19

Binomial nomenclature

Question 20

Canis familiaris = _____, felis domestica = _____

Answer 20

Dog, cat

Question 21

Which four of the eight traits of “life” are related to interacting with external environments?

Answer 21

• respond to external stimulus
• adapt to environment
• grow and develop
• homeostasis (internal static conditions independent of environment

Question 22

Which four of the eight traits of “life” are related to the reproduction of life?

Answer 22

• made of cells
• reproduce
• create order and reduce entropy
• convert and store energy

Question 23

Robots lack which trait of life?

Answer 23

made of cells

Question 24

The “gaia” hypothesis (that the Earth is a living being) neglects what two traits of life?

Answer 24

made of cells, reproduce

Question 25

What 3 hierarchical levels of life do not fit within the 8 criteria of life?

Answer 25

molecules, organelles, planet

Question 26

Name a cryptobiotic animal, plant, and microorganism

Answer 26

brine shrimp, resurrection plant, tardigrades

Question 27

Are surviving species superior to extinct species? Explain.

Answer 27

No. Surviving species were more adapted to endure rapid planet-wide disasters

Question 28

Is it realistic to expect the Moa or mammoth to be resurrected? Why?

Answer 28

Yes, because there are living species closely related enough that interbreeding might be possible

Question 29

Every island far enough from major continents experience different species evolution. What is the name of this rule, and what are two species that example it?

Answer 29

Fosters Rule; komodo dragons, giant storks, giant rats, pygmy elephants

Question 30

Extremophiles live in conditions almost no other species can survive. Name one extreme condition and related location.

Answer 30

Pressure: Mariana Trench

Question 31

What is mimicry?

Answer 31

a resemblance between two different species

Question 32

What is an example of mimicry?

Answer 32

octopodes changing shapes to resemble other species

Question 33

What is camouflage?

Answer 33

using color, patterns, or shapes to match the environment

Question 34

What is an example of camouflage?

Answer 34

pygmy seahorses that look like the seaweed they live in

Question 35

Other living beings have senses beyond our own. Name at least two.

Answer 35

sonar, infrared