Ecology
Theory of Evolution
Energy
Classification
Relationships
100
The study of the living and non-living is referred to as
What is ecology
100
______________ was the scientist who supported the Theory of Evolution. Most of his studies were conducted on the Galapagos Islands with Finches.
What is Charles Darwin
100
What amount of energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next? HINT: __________ RULE
What is 10 percent
100
The naming of organisms is called
What is taxonomy
100
In ecology relationships is also referred to as
What is symbiosis
200
Image a food chain or pyramid. What is happening to the amount of usable energy in going from one trophic level to the next.
What is decreasing
200
Evolution is best defined as
What is a change over time
200
Trees, grass, shrubs are all examples of ____________ in the food chain. They provide energy to everything in a food chain.
What is producers
200
Classification is a system used to ___________ organisms.
What is organize
200
This type of relationship is where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
What is parasitic
300
A ship carrying harmful chemicals wrecks, what is will most likely occur to the species? Will they ever recover?
What is harmed or damaged. They can most likely recovers, but it will take years.
300
A human arm, bat wing, penguin flipper, are all examples of______________________. These structures suggest common_______________.
What is homologous structures; ancestry
300
Suppose your dog Snoopy eats a rabbit. How many trophic levels are present in this food chain?
What is 3
300
Consider the following organisms: Which two are most closely related? Canis Rufs Felis Linx Boa Linx Canis Latrans
What is Canis Rufs and Canis Lantrans
300
This type of relationship is where both organisms benefit
What is mutalism
400
Consider the water cycle. Which process returns water vapor to air?
What is evaporation
400
What are the five key points in supporting the Theory of Evolution
What is 1. Fossils 2. Vestigial Structures 3. Homologous Structures 4. Genetic Similarities 5. Embryonic Development
400
Energy is neither created nor destroyed. It only changes form. This is an example of this Law. HINT: Lion King 'circle of life:.
What is Law of Conservation of Matter or mass
400
Which two are most closely related? Boa Constrictor Felix Constrictor Boa Con Acer rumbrum
What is Boa constrictor and Boa Con
400
Consider the following relationship example: A clown fish is protected by the sea anemone. What type of relationship is this?
What is commensalistic or commensalism
500
Consider an energy pyramid. Whats happening to the amount of usable energy as it goes from the bottom to the top of the pyramid?
What is the amount of usable energy decreases. Less useful energy is available to the higher consumers.
500
Which of the following is true about natural selection? List four key points
What is Variety- Different organisms Competition- Compete for resources Survival- some die, some survive Reproduction- Those that survive reproduce and pass on favorable traits to offspring.
500
Consider the following food chain: grass, grasshopper, frog, and raccoon. How much energy is present at each level if the 10,000 k/cal of energy is present with PRODUCER. HINT: RULE
What is 10,000 k/cal Producer-Grass 1,000 k/cal Grasshopper 100 k/cal Frog 10 k/cal Raccoon
500
The number of kingdoms in classification has changed...Think of genres in music
What is the species did not fit in the old categories.
500
A forest tree, by the name of Giant forest tree, provides a home for the green bird. The green bird in turn eats all of the termites that try to take over the tree. What type of relationship is this?
What is mutalism
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