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What is the key adaptation of seed plants?

  • Flowers and fruits
  • Multicellular gametangia
  • Reduction of the gametophyte (correct)
  • Naked seeds

    • What is the definition of a biological species?

  • A group of organisms that share similar physical characteristics
  • A group of organisms that live in the same geographic location
  • A group of organisms that have a common ancestor
  • A group of organisms that can interbreed and produce viable offspring (correct)

    • What is the definition of a biological species?

  • A group of individuals that share a common ancestor.
  • A group of organisms that occupy the same geographic location.
  • A group of populations that can interbreed and produce viable offspring. (correct)
  • A group of populations with similar physical characteristics.

    • True or false: Fungi and animals share a common ancestor that diverged 460 million years ago.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the key characteristics of animals and fungi?

    <p>Animals are eukaryotic, multicellular, ingestive heterotrophs with no cell walls, collagen, sexual reproduction, and diploid. Fungi are eukaryotic, absorptive heterotrophs with chitinous cell walls, and are decomposers, parasites, and mutualistic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key adaptation of seed plants?

    <p>Reduction of the gametophyte</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a characteristic of animals?

    <p>Diploid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three key adaptations of seed plants?

    <p>The three key adaptations of seed plants are seeds, reduction of the gametophyte, and pollen.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did the Cambrian explosion occur and what was its significance for animal evolution?

    <p>The Cambrian explosion occurred 535-525 million years ago and led to the appearance of half of the 36 animal phyla. It marked a major diversification and evolution of animal life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the oldest fossil evidence of fungi?

    <p>460 million years old</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate source of new variation?

    <p>Mutation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the origin of fungi?

    <p>Diverged from animals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms?

    <p>Gymnosperms have naked seeds not enclosed by an ovary, while angiosperms have flowers and fruits for reproduction.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the oldest known fossil of fungi?

    <p>460 million years old</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the difference between natural and artificial selection?

    <p>Natural selection is based on survival of the fittest, while artificial selection is based on human preferences.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Plants have chitinous cell walls.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key adaptation of seed plants?

    <p>Pollen</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How did plants adapt to survival on land, and what are some key characteristics of plants?

    <p>Charophyte ancestors adapted to survival on land with traits like sporopollenin, spores, and multicellular gametangia. Key characteristics of plants include being eukaryotic, multicellular, autotrophs with cell walls made of cellulose, sexual reproduction, and alternation of generations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe inherited characteristics that enhance survival and reproduction?

    <p>Adaptations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between gymnosperms and angiosperms?

    <p>Gymnosperms have naked seeds, while angiosperms have flowers and fruits.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of interactions between organisms and the environment?

    <p>Ecology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are emergent properties in ecology?

    <p>Emergent properties are novel properties that emerge at each level of organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Gymnosperms have seeds enclosed by an ovary.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement about homology is true?

    <p>Homology reflects evolutionary history.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two components of the environment?

    <p>The two components of the environment are abiotic and biotic.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two components of the environment that influence the abundance and distribution of organisms?

    <p>Abiotic and biotic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which group of organisms are the most abundant on Earth?

    <p>Prokaryotes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Holism is an approach to ecology that breaks down complex phenomena into smaller parts.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are emergent properties?

    <p>Properties that emerge at each level of organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the relationship between molecular characteristics and evolutionary relationships?

    <p>Molecular characteristics are used to determine evolutionary relationships.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some key adaptations of seed plants, and what are the differences between gymnosperms and angiosperms?

    <p>Key adaptations of seed plants include seeds, reduction of the gametophyte, and pollen. Gymnosperms have naked seeds not enclosed by an ovary and include four phyla, while angiosperms have flowers and fruits for reproduction, double fertilization, and include 250,000 species.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the different levels of ecology?

    <p>Community, population, and organismal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The environment has only one component, which is biotic.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are emergent properties?

    <p>Novel properties that emerge at each level of organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two components of the environment?

    <p>Abiotic and biotic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the geographic distribution of species?

    <p>Biogeography</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the different levels of ecology?

    <p>The different levels of ecology include global, land, ecosystem, community, population, and organismal ecology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is ecology, and what are the different levels of ecological organization?

    <p>Ecology is the study of interactions between organisms and the environment. The different levels of ecological organization include global, land, ecosystem, community, population, and organismal ecology.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are emergent properties?

    <p>Novel properties that emerge at each level of organization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ultimate source of new variation in a population?

    <p>Mutation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the characteristics of fungi?

    <p>Fungi are eukaryotic, absorptive heterotrophs, have chitinous cell walls, and can function as decomposers, parasites, and mutualistic partners.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most abundant type of organism on Earth?

    <p>Prokaryotes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of interactions between organisms and the environment?

    <p>Ecology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe organisms that possess residual nuclei and have a genome organized on linear chromosomes?

    <p>Nucleomorphs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two components of the environment?

    <p>Abiotic and biotic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the three main factors that determine how much moisture is available for plants to grow in terrestrial biomes?

    <p>Precipitation, temperature, and wind</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are emergent properties, and how do they relate to ecology?

    <p>Emergent properties are novel properties that emerge at each level of organization. In ecology, emergent properties can help us understand how different ecological levels interact with one another.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Biomes are characterized by the adaptations organisms have to the physical environment.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main factor that shapes terrestrial biomes?

    <p>Climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of reproductive isolating mechanisms?

    <p>To prevent hybridization between species</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Marine biomes are not affected by the amount of salt in the water.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are biomes, and how are they characterized for terrestrial and aquatic environments?

    <p>Biomes are major ecosystem types for terrestrial and aquatic environments, characterized by the adaptations organisms have to that specific environment. Terrestrial biomes are heavily shaped by climate, with three main factors determining how much moisture is available for plants to grow and how long they can grow. Aquatic biomes are characterized by the physical environment, including the amount of salt, depth, and whether water flows or not.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the two approaches to ecology?

    <p>Reductionism and holism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When did half of the 36 animal phyla appear?

    <p>Half of the 36 animal phyla appeared during the Cambrian explosion 535-525 million years ago.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are biomes?

    <p>Major ecosystem types for terrestrial and aquatic environments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the process by which natural selection leads to the evolution of drug-resistant pathogens?

    <p>Adaptation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the key traits that allowed Charophyte ancestors to adapt to land?

    <p>Charophyte ancestors adapted to land with traits like sporopollenin, spores, and multicellular gametangia.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the major ecosystem types for terrestrial and aquatic environments called?

    <p>Biomes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the distribution of species relate to interactions between organisms and their environment?

    <p>The distribution of species is determined by interactions between organisms and their environment, with abiotic factors shaping where species live. Different species have different adaptations to their environments, and these adaptations play a role in determining where they can survive and thrive.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: The distribution of species is determined solely by biotic factors.

    <p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the origin of animals?

    <p>Cambrian explosion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium?

    <p>A theory that states that the frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population will remain constant unless acted upon by outside sources.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do hybrid zones tell us about in the process of speciation?

    <p>The outcomes of speciation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the distribution of species?

    <p>Both abiotic and biotic factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    1. Fossils in a particular stratum provide a glimpse of organisms at that time.
    2. Adaptations are inherited characteristics that enhance survival and reproduction.
    3. Natural selection leads to the rich diversity of life we see today.
    4. Artificial selection breeds individuals with desired traits.
    5. Evolution of drug-resistant pathogens is an example of natural selection.
    6. Homology reflects evolutionary history.
    7. Biogeography explains the geographic distribution of species.
    8. Species are groups of populations that can interbreed and produce viable offspring.
    9. Molecular characteristics are used to determine evolutionary relationships.
    10. Natural selection is one of five mechanisms of evolution.- Evolutionary forces can interact and mutation is the ultimate source of new variation.
    • Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium states that the frequencies of alleles and genotypes in a population will remain constant unless acted upon by outside sources.
    • Prokaryotes are the most abundant organisms on Earth and are well adapted to a broad range of habitats.
    • Members of a group of populations with the potential to interbreed successfully in nature are defined as a biological species.
    • Reproductive isolating mechanisms keep gene pools separate and drive separate evolution.
    • Hybrid zones can tell us about the process of speciation and its possible outcomes.
    • Protists are unicellular, diverse, and important producers in ecological food webs.
    • Plants evolved from green algae and have distinctive traits that suggest they are the closest living relatives of plants.
    • Nonvascular plants, called bryophytes, do not have an extensive system of vascular tissue.
    • Nucleomorphs are organisms that possess residual nuclei and have a genome organized on linear chromosomes.

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    Test your knowledge of evolution and biology with this quiz! From natural selection to biogeography, genetics to protists, this quiz covers a wide range of topics. Whether you're a biology student or just interested in learning more about the diversity of life on Earth, this quiz will challenge you with questions on key concepts and specific examples. See how much you know about the mechanisms of evolution, the characteristics of different organisms, and the history of life on our planet.

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