Wis2552 Topics 7 & 8 And Reference Chapter

Honey-eaters were not found naturally in Hawaii

The ____ are passerine birds that forage by impaling small animals on thorns

The northern mockingbird is most closely related to the

Titmice are in the same family as the

Most tangers are found in

The kinglets are a family found only in the old world

There is a native species of crow found only in Hawaii

The bobolink is related to the

The yellow-bellied Siskin is a type of

Three wattled bellbirds are indigenous to the

Nuthatches and creepers are members of the same family

Shrikes are found worldwide except for

Horned larks are not native to

The ___is a chickadee like species indigenous to the southwest and Mexico

Mynas and starlings belong to a family that is widespread on oceanic islands but absent from Africa

The ___are sluggish insect gleaming foragers

A brushy tongue is characteristic of the

The ___arevpasserine species that are similar to swifts

Thrushes are found worldwide except in

There are ___ species of waxwings worldwide

Redpolls are in the same group as the

The new holland honey eater is native to

North American gnatcatchers are in the same family as the

The ____ family is the largest family that is found just in the new world

The ___ are passerine species that are similar to swifts

___ are common passerine birds that occur worldwide except for south America

Currawongs are native to

The endosymbiosis theory argues that a ___ relationship was established between two cells

Redi's experiment involved denying ___ access to decaying meat

Both mitochondria and chloroplasts have two membranes

Pasteur did an experiment to show that there was no

The bony fish evolved in the ___ period of the Paleozoic

____ was the first period of the Cenozoic

Some of pasteurs sterile water flasks are still on display today

Chloroplasts are found only in members of the kingdom plantae

The ___ era is broken down into epochs

The first dinosaurs appeared in the ___

The endosymbosis theory argues that small prokaryotic cells were engulfed by

Pigment molecules are found in the

Conifers evolved in the

DNA in the nuclei of eukaryotic cells is complexed with

Multicellularity might have evolved by incomplete cell division

Prokaryotic cells contain

The first hominids appeared at the end of the

Most scientists think the earth is ___ years old

Bacteria like DNA is found in the ___ of eukaryotes

Multicellularity might have evolved from coloniality

Stanley miller was able to produce synthetic

Oparin did experiments in

Pasteur bent the slender necks of glass flasks to prevent ___from reaching sterile water

The Pleistocene epoch ended roughly ___ years ago

Protenoid spheres could have evolved via

The ___ is the period of the first vascular plants

The first fungi evolved in the

___ are the site for aerobatic respiration in eukaryotes

The bony fish evolved in the ___ period of the Paleozoic

The ____ era is broken down into epochs

Oparin converted elemental nitrogen, carbon, oxygen and hydrogen to

the main tree in the old growth forests of the pacific northwest is not the giant sequoia

the ____ appears to be a species that is declining due to protection of forests from succession

hornbills are found in

janet larson of the earth policy institute wrote that in the 50 years up to 2003 ____ had lost about 40% of its forest cover

most woodpeckers have feet with____ toes

old growth forests of the pacific northwest have evolved in conjunction with

harris reported that about ____% of the vertebrates of old growth forests were reptiles and amphibians

game birds of the taiga typically have ____ feathers as an adaption for absorbing sunlight

trees in the taiga are often pyramid shaped as an adaption for

the african pygmy elephant appears to be morphologically similar to ____ of south america

liming is a stop gap measure to protect lakes form the effects of

the so called dust bowl of the early twentieth century was the result of

the so called fynbos occurs in

northern spotted owls feed chiefly on

although extinct in the wild in the 1970s the arabian oryx has been reintroduced to the nation of

the main characteristics of deserts is high temperatures

historically, grasslands in ___ are especially rich in large grazing herbivore species

the so called climax vegetation refers to the ___ in an area

professor larry harris who wrote a classic book was a professor at the university of florida

___ are a species that is causing widespread destruction of habitat in the tundra

of the following only the ___ are true arboreal foliovores

___ are insectivous mammals with very high metabolic rates that are found in eastern deciduous forest of the north america

___ wrote a book on communities of lizards in deserts around the world

sonoma and red tree voles live only ___

myrmecophagous mammals are those that eat chiefly

matorral is a sub biome of western africa

the species in the group platyrrhini are

as an adaption to reflect sunlight the arabian oryx has

taiga occurs in south america as well as canada and russia

the ___ is an example of a cold desert

the desert biome lies about ___ degrees north and south of the equator

badgers are a predator that preys on

the main characteristic of deserts is low rainfall

___ are sea ducks of the high arctic that are adapted for diving and feeding on invertebrates

desert plants in africa in the family gramminaceae have converged with north americn species of cactaceae

the main trees in temperate forests of australia are evergreens

prehensile tails are typical of ___ monkeys

temperate forests do to have a very high diversity of ___ species

new world and old world monkeys have been isolated since the ___ epoch

as described in the biome reference chapter north american grasslands fall into ___broad zones

marmosets and tamarins occur in

the ____ are thought to represent the worlds most primitive living rodent

switch grass is typical of ___ prairie

the three toed woodpecker inhabits the ___ biome

because winters are so long in the taiga there are very few biting insects in summer

the invention of ___ around 1870 had a major effects on land use patterns in the great plains

the varied thrush is a species found in the understory of

goannas were gigantic ____ that once roamed australia

seasonality is an important characteristic of the ___ biome

historically grasslands in ___ have fewest species of large grazing herboviores

zoogeographic regions are based on

acid rain is a threat that has particularly affected ____ in north america

the white-headed woodpecker is a highly adapted species that lives only in old growth of the pacific northwest

are arboreal foliovores of the australian temperate forest

the species in the group catarrhini are

the ____ is the basic form of photosynthesis

many bird species that nest in the temperate forest are considered neoropical migrants

the maned wolf is a predator of grasslands in

the top predator in siberian taiga is the

goannas were gigantic ____ that once roamed australia

____ are birds of taiga like habitats that feed almost exclusively on pine seeds and often have irruptive fights

the wettest spot on earth is in a tropical forest

janet larson of the earth policy

the ____ monkeys of the new world are arboreal foliovores

____ are arboreal foliovores of the australian temperate forests

the great sandy desert is in

___ are extensions on the trunk of some tropical trees

notofagus is a common tree genus in temperate forests of

of the following only the ____ are true arboreal foliovores

the main characteristics of desserts is high temperatures

old and new world nom keys differ especially in the structure of the

the flint hills of kansas support a vast native ____ prairie

vast areas of the steppe in the old soviet union were plowed under to raise ___ irrigated with water from the

the ___ is a weasel like taiga animal that feeds on porcupines

____ are main prey of polar bears

the african pygmy elephant appears to be morphologically similar to the ____ of south africa

the so called thorny devil is a lizard indigenous to

the white headed woodpecker is a highly adapted species that lives only in old growth forests of the pacific northwest

scientists at the ____ reported that woodcock were declining due to forest maturation throughout the eastern deciduous forest

matorral is a sub biome of western africa

switch grass is typical of ____ prairie

richard yahner

north american grasslands once supported ___ buffalo

the ___ are desert adapted rodents that live mostly in africa

the _____ are birds of the old world deserts that fly long distances to soak up water in there belly feathers to transport to their young

____ are tiny pores in in the leaves of vascular plants

australia currently supports a wild population of one humped camels that number around

____ are australian mammals that feed almost exclusively on termites

as an example of convergent evolution ichthyosaurs resemble

the maned wolf is a predator in the grassland of

____ are species that is causing widespread destruction of habitat in the tundra

the ___ monkeys of the old world are arboreal foliovores

____ is an example of a tall grass species

shrew moles are a characteristic species of

the main characteristic of deserts is low rainfall

desert scrub and thorn forest are two sub biomes you would encounter in

the main tree in old growth forests of the pacific northwest is not the giant sequoia

tower birds are found in

the hornbills are found in

female snow goose can lose up to ____% of her body mass

___ species of conifer grow to heights in excess of 200 feet in the old growth forests

stones are basically a product of latitude and

___ is a process that occurs in a temperate forest following a fires or some other form of natural deforestation

across the tundra the annual rainfall averages ___ per year

the great sandy desert is in

old and new world monkeys differ especially in the structure of the

crassulacean acid metabolism is type of photosynthesis seen in many

in the year 2oo2 the us imported as much as

shrew moles are characteristic species of

galahs are native to

a cere is a characteristic of the

female ____ are brightly colored while the males have a duller plumage

a grey tailed mountain gem is a species of

members of the heron and egret group are characterized by having

kookaburras are related to the

dodos were in the same group as

___ are species that are related to terns that feed by flying low with their lower mandible in the water

the tawny frogmouth is a common bird in

american bitterns are in the same group as the

according to one reference there are ____ species of hummingbirds in costa rica alone

the ____ plover nests far inland on grasslands

gulls as a group are all chiefly scavengers