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Comprehensive Biology Review
Panthera pardus is an example of what naming system?
Monomial nomenclature
Binomial nomeclature
Trinomial nomenclature - Precise Answer ✔✔Binomial
nomeclature
What should you do if there is an accident in a laboratory
setting?
Hide the accident.
Scream and run away.
Report the accident to the teacher immediately. - Precise
Answer ✔✔Report the accident to the teacher immediately.
Should any chemicals be tasted or transferred by mouth while in
the laboratory setting?
Only when using goggles.
Only if you think it's safe.
,Never! - Precise Answer ✔✔Never!
Should eating and drinking be allowed while in a laboratory
setting?
Only if you're really thirsty/hungry.
Never!
Only if you think it's safe. - Precise Answer ✔✔Never
What should be done if a person faints or collapses during a
laboratory meeting?
Nothing, they'll wake up eventually.
Give the person fresh air and recline them so that their head is
lower than the body.
Throw cold water in their face. - Precise Answer ✔✔Give the
person fresh air and recline them so that their head is lower than
the body.
What should be done if any clothing should catch fire in a
laboratory?
Smother the flame with a fire blanket or coat.
Call 911 and wait for the ambulance.
, Run away! - Precise Answer ✔✔Smother the flame with a fire
blanket or coat.
Should unauthorized experiments be performed in lab?
Only if the teacher isn't looking.
Nope. Never. - Precise Answer ✔✔Nope. Never.
When should safety glasses (goggles) be worn during lab?
Whenever you get something in your eye, then you should put
your goggles on.
24 hours.
Whenever any substance is being heated or when
mixing/pouring chemicals. - Precise Answer ✔✔Whenever any
substance is being heated or when mixing/pouring chemicals.
When natural selection favors average individuals in a
population this is known as _______________ selection.
directional
stabilizing
disruptive/diversifying - Precise Answer ✔✔stabilizing
, A(n) ____________________ can be any trait, physical or
behavioral, that helps the organism to survive.
niche
biotic
population
adaptation - Precise Answer ✔✔adaptation
Which of the following is NOT an element of natural selection?
All organisms are genetically the same.
Organisms produce more offspring than the environment can
support.
The environment itself presents many challenges to an
organism's survival.
The traits of organisms best suited to a certain habitat tend to
become more frequent in a population over time. - Precise
Answer ✔✔All organisms are genetically the same.
Natural selection does not act directly on genes, it can cause
changes in the frequency of _______________.
species
populations