Chapter 4 The Organization of Life
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change in the genetic characteristics in a population from one generation to the next
evolution
process that causes the characteristics of a population to change in a way controlled by humans
artificial selection
trait that increases an organism’s chance of survival
adaptation
trait that may be unintentionally selected by humans
resistance
process that causes the characteristics of a population to change without human control
natural selection
Many angiosperms depend on animals for pollinating their flowers, distributing their seeds, or providing food
pollinating their flowers and distributing their seeds
Which invertebrates are generally small, allowing them to live on little food and to hide from enemies
insects
Which of the following are vertebrates? clams, frogs, worms, insects
frogs
Which of the following are nonvascular plants? flowering plants, algae, mosses, trees
mosses
Archaea and bacteria are two domains, in the same kingdom, in the protist kingdom, or in the fungi kingdom
two domains
Which of the following is an abiotic factor in an ecosystem? plants, bacteria, fungi and water
water
Natural selection is the unequal survival that results from the presence or absence of
particular traits
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
members of the same species living in the same place at the same time
The place that contains everything an organism needs is its
habitat
a desert ecosystem contains air, living things, sand, all of the above
all of the above
Bacteria that are no longer killed by an antibiotic have evolved, developed unwanted adaptations, developed resistance to the antibiotic, all of the above
all of the above
Which of the following kingdoms includes algae? plants, fungi, protists, bacteria
protists
Unicellular organisms with cell walls but no nuclei are fungi, bacteria, protists, all of the above
bacteria
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
protists and plants
Which of the following include organisms that break down dead organisms? bacteria and protists, protists and fungi, fungi and plants, bacteria and fungi
bacteria and fungi