MYP 1 Biology

Why do scientists classify living things?

• It helps scientists trap species to study
• It is easier to study organisms when grouped 
• It is a good way to keep organisms calm
• It is helpful when dissecting an organism

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An early classification system had two groups: Plants and Animals. What is wrong with that system?

• It is too specific
• It is too narrow minded
• It is too broad
• It is too fancy 

What are vertebrates?

• Animals with a backbone
• Animals without a backbone

There are five categories of vertebrates. Which one is not a vertebrate?

• Mammals

• Birds

• Insects

• Reptiles

My body is moist and smooth, I lay eggs, and live in or near the water.  What am I?

• Amphibian
• Reptile
• Bird
• Fish

What does a food web represent?

• All connections of energy flow throughout all organisms in a ecosystem.
• The specific ways that mutualism is carried out.
• A single pathway or energy flow between organisms. 
• How carnivores get their food. 

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Looking at this food web, which of these choices is an apex predator?

• Vole

• Thrush

• Hawk

• Rabbit

Look at the food chain. What would happen if all the rabbits suddenly disappeared?

• The hawks would all leave

• Slugs would not have any food

• Foxes would eat more grass

• Foxes would eat more frogs

How is carbon taken out of the atmosphere?

• Plants take it in and use it in photosynthesis

• It is caught in big nets

• Humans breathe it out

• It is released when animals decompose

Which of the options below is the best definition of an ecosystem?

• An organism and it's environment

• A community of organisms and their physical environment

• A population of one species and their physical environment

• A community of organisms and their environment