What are the two types of components Ecosystems have?
biotic and abiotic
What are the two types of cells?
prokaryotic and eukaryotic
________ are the groups into which we classify living organisms.
Taxa
What phylum does this animal belong to?
Echinoderms
___________ of a species occurs when the last individual of that species dies.
extinction
Rocks are made up of materials called ________.
minerals
What are the two zones of the crust?
continental and oceanic
Where do fungi live?
damp places
What is the complete taxonomic system from highest to lowest?
Kingdom, class, order, family, genus and species
___________ is the set of processes through which the cells of living organisms acquire the substances they need in order to build new cell material and obtain energy.
Nutrition
Life exists on our planet in a thin layer that includes the atmosphere, _____________ and geosphere.
hydrosphere
vertebrate or invertebrate?
vertebrate
What are the five kingdoms?
Monera, Protoctista, Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
What phylum does this animal belong to?
cnidaria
According to the cell theory, cells are the __________________?
smallest units of a living organism
What phylum does this animal belong to?
Mollusc
What are the three layers of the Earth?
crust, mantle and core
The basic structure of cells consists of the plasma membrane, cytoplasm and __________.
Genetic Material (DNA)
__________ is the variety of species that live or have lived on Earth.
Biodiversity
vertebrate or invertebrate?
invertebrate
What are the two types of reproduction?
asexual and sexual