Vocabulary
Food Webs
Biomes
Evolution
Potluck
100
An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism.
What is prey?
100
These organisms produce energy through the use of photosynthesis
What are Plants?
100
In this biome, an organism must be able to conserve water
What is the desert?
100
Artifacts from the earth that are used to compare to today's organisms
What are fossils?
100
Uncontrolled cell growth caused by a mutation in the cell cycle.
What is cancer?
200
The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings. This includes abiotic and biotic factors.
What is an ecosystem?
200
These organisms are herbivores, therefore they are called ______________ consumers.
What is primary?
200
The biome you would be in if you were standing on a bitterly cold, dry plain with only a few, short plants scattered around.
What is the tundra?
200
comparison of forelimbs of two mammals that is evidence of evolution
What is homologous structures
200
This type of succession occurs after a forest fire
What is secondary succession?
300
Coyotes typically feed on small mammals, insects, and fruits and vegetables. The best description of their role in the food web would be:
What is omnivore?
300
These organisms are typically at the top of the food chain. They are called ____________ consumers.
What is tertiary?
300
The two major types of water ecosystems.
What are freshwater and marine (salt)
300
This is the most reliable way to determine if two organisms are related.
What is DNA?
300
Describe the birth and death rate of a bird population on a remote island that remains constant year after year.
What is the same.
400
An organism that breaks down waste and dead organisms. An example is Fungi.
What is a decomposer?
400
This is a way to show how energy in a food web is allocated. Usually there is a large base and a pointed top.
What is an energy pyramid?
400
The name given to trees that lose their leaves during the winter.
What is deciduous?
400
Name one piece of evidence a scientist could use to show common ancestry
What are fossils, anatomy, geography, ect....
400
Which process do the animals in the food web use to convert energy from food into ATP?
What is cellular respiration?
500
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. Usually written on one line.
What is a food chain?
500
What is the percentage of energy LOST as it moves from producer to primary consumer to secondary consumer?
What is 90%?
500
this biome has the most biodiversity because of its location on the equator
What is the rain forest
500
This is an example of a vestigial structure
what are
500
Plant cells that are specialized for cell division (growth) are found in what part?
What is the root?
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