1. Bell ringers
4th nine weeks

2. Wednesday, 3/9/2016 or Thursday 3/10/2016
Evolution
Bell ringer 1
Wednesday, 3/9/2016 or Thursday 3/10/2016
Identify the term that is used to describe
anatomically similar structures inherited from a common ancestor.
ancestral traits
analogous structures
homologous structures
vestigial structures

3. Which is not a vestigial structure?
Evolution
Bell ringer 2
Friday, 3/11/16
Which is not a vestigial structure?
snake pelvis
Kiwi wings
porpoise flipper
human appendix

4. allopatric speciation convergent evolution disruptive coevolution
Bell ringer 3
Monday, 3/14/2016
Evolution
These cichlid fish are believed to have diverged from a single ancestor. What type of speciation is represented by this divergence?
divergent evolution
allopatric speciation
convergent evolution
disruptive coevolution

5. Evolution
Bell ringer 4
Tuesday, 3/15/2016
The development of the evolutionary theory has led to the understanding that the raw material for evolution is _________.
genes
traits
adaptation
competition

6. Bell ringer 5 Wednesday 3/16/16 or Thursday 3/17/16
What is the term for a named group of organisms?
genus
family
phylum
taxon

7. Bell ringer Monday, 3/28/16
On what characteristics did Linnaeus base his system of classification?
red blood and bloodless
evolutionary history
behavior and habitat
body structure

8. Bell ringer Tuesday, 3/29/16
Which branch of biology that identifies, names, and classifies species based on their morphology and behavior A. classification B.Nomenclature C. systematics D. taxonomy

9. Bell Ringer 8 Wednesday 3/30/16 or Thursday 3/31/16
Which of these is the highest level of classification listed?
class
family
order
phylum

10. Bell Ringer Friday, 4/1/16
Llamas and Alpacas are classified as different species, yet they can interbreed and produce fertile offspring. For which species concept does this represent a limitation?
biological species concept
genetic species concept
phylogenic species concept
taxonomic species concept

11. Bell Ringer 10 Monday, 4/4/16 Which species concept defines a
species in terms of patterns of ancestry
and descent?
ancestral species concept
evolutionary species concept
phylogenetic species concept
typological species concept

12. Bell ringer 11 Tuesday, 4/5/16
Which is a characteristic of the species classified in Domain Archaea?
They are anaerobic.
They are autotrophic.
They are extremophiles.
Their cell walls contain peptidoglycan

13. Bell ringer 12 Wednesday 4/6/16 or Thursday 4/7/16
Which kingdom contains heterotrophic,
multicellular eukaryotes?
Animalia
Fungi
Plantae
Protista

14. Bell ringer 13 Friday, 4/8/16 What type of organism is the foundation
of all ecosystems?
autotroph
herbivore
heterotroph
decomposer

15. Bell Ringer 14 Monday, 4/11/16 Which defines habitat?
all of the biotic factors in an ecosystem
an area where an organism lives
an area in which various species interact
the role or position that an organism has

16. Bell ringer 15 Tuesday, 4/12/16 What is the name for a group of
interacting populations that occupy the
same area at the same time?
ecosystem
habitat
biological community
biotic collection

17. Bell ringer 16 Wednesday, 4/13/16 or Thursday, 4/14/16
What is a chemical substance that an organism
must obtain from its environment to survive?
biomass
energy
matter
nutrient

18. Bell ringer 17 Monday, 4/18/16 herbivores autotrophs heterotrophs
Principles of Ecology
Bell ringer 17
Monday, 4/18/16
Which type of organism exists at all trophic levels except the first trophic level?
carnivores
herbivores
autotrophs
heterotrophs

19. Bell ringer Tuesday, 4/19/16
The act of one organism consuming another
organism for food is _______.
predation
parasitism
commensalism
mutualism

20. Bell ringer 19 Wednesday, 4/20/16 or Thursday, 4/21/16
Identify how energy flows through an
ecosystem in a typical food chain.
from an autotroph to a heterotroph
from a heterotroph to an autotroph
from a carnivore to an herbivore
from an omnivore to an herbivore

21. Bell ringer Friday, 4/22/16
What type of organism returns nutrients to
an ecosystem?
decomposer
primary producer
secondary producer
top level consumer

22. Bell ringer 21 Monday, 4/25/16
Where is most of Earth’s freshwater supply
contained?
in groundwater
in streams
in glaciers
in wetlands

23. Bell ringer Tuesday 4/26/16
What occurs in the process of ecological
succession?
A. Environmental factors affect the survival of organisms.
B. One biological community replaces another in the ecosystem.
C. Organisms adapt to new biotic and abiotic
factors.
D. Pioneer species move in and replace existing species.

24. Wednesday, 4/27/16 or Thursday 4/28/16
Communities, Biomes, and Ecosystems
Bell ringer 23
Wednesday, 4/27/16 or Thursday 4/28/16
Mosses and lichens are the first organisms to appear during which ecological stage of an ecosystem?
primary succession
secondary succession
climax community
end succession

25. Bell ringer 24 Friday, 4/29/16 precipitation soil type sunlight
Communities, Biomes, and Ecosystems
Bell ringer 24
Friday, 4/29/16
What is the most critical limiting factor for a polar bear?
precipitation
soil type
sunlight
temperature

26. It is outside the range of tolerance.
Communities, Biomes, and Ecosystems
Bell ringer 25
Monday, 5/2/2016
Which is true of the zone of physiological
stress?
It is outside the range of tolerance.
It is the optimum zone for survival.
Organisms are unable to survive in this zone.
There are fewer organisms in this zone.

27. Bell ringer 26 Tuesday, 5/3/2016 Which biome is the most diverse?
tundra
tropical savanna
tropical seasonal forest
tropical rain forest

28. Bell ringer 27 Wednesday 5/4/16 or Thursday 5/5/16
By what characteristics are biomes primarily
classified?
by their average weather conditions
by their latitudes and climates
by the type of animal communities within them
by the type of plant communities within them

29. What is population density?
Bell ringer Friday, 5/6/16
What is population density?
A. pattern of spacing of a population in an area
B. number of organisms in an area
C. characteristics of a population
D. manner in which a population grows

30. Which is a density-dependent factor? disease fire flooding weather
Bell ringer Monday, 5/9/16
Which is a density-dependent factor?
disease
fire
flooding
weather

31. Population Ecology
Bell ringer 30
Tuesday 5/10/16
What term is used to describe the number
of individuals moving into a population?
emigration
imitation
immigration
migration

32. solar energy fossil fuels agricultural plants clean water
Biodiversity and Conservation
Bell ringer 31
Wednesday, 5/11/16 or Thursday 5/12/16
Which is not a renewable resource?
solar energy
fossil fuels
agricultural plants
clean water

33. What is the number one cause of species extinction today?
Biodiversity and Conservation
Bell ringer 32
Friday, 5/13/16
What is the number one cause of
species extinction today?
habitat loss
human predators
transported diseases
background extermination