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A mosquito biting a human is an example of…
parasitism
Bees getting food and flowers getting pollinated is an example of…
mutualism
Hermit crabs live in shells made and abandoned by snails…
commensalism
What do limiting factors do?
Separate biotic factors from abiotic factors.
Determine which is the predator and which is the prey.
Regulate how many organisms live in an ecosystem.
Determine which natural disasters will hit an area.
Regulate how many organisms live in an ecosystem.
Which of the following are abiotic limiting factors?
The decomposers in an ecosystem.
The populations of producers in a given habitat.
Carrying capacities of several species.
Water, space, and oxygen.
Water, space, and oxygen.
Which of the following is a biotic limiting factor?
The amount of breathable oxygen available to a population.
Food available for organisms
The nitrogen to oxygen ratio in the air supply.
4. The number of bodies of water in a habitat.
food available for organisms
In biology, what is carrying capacity?
The maximum population size an ecosystem can support.
A total list of the limiting factors.
How much weight an organism can lift.
How much pain an organism can tolerate.
The maximum population size an ecosystem can support.
What determines the carry capacity of an ecosystem?
Carrying Capacity
Limiting Factors
Space
Food
Limiting Factors
What do decomposers do?
Feed on carnivores exclusively.
Break down and recycle dead organisms and organic matter.
Prevent living organisms from taking up space in an ecosystem.
Feed on producers exclusively.
Break down and recycle dead organisms and organic matter.
a graphic model that shows the energy flows through a food chain and the amount of energy at each level?
a.food chain
b. food web
c. energy pyramid
d. consumer
energy pyramid
a single pathway in which energy and nutrients are passed from one single organism to another
a. food chain
b. food web
c. energy pyramid
d. consumer
food chain
must obtain energy from eating other organisms
a. food chain
b. food web
c. energy pyramid
d. consumer
consumer
a network of food chains by which energy and nutrients are passed on from one organism to another
a. food chain
b. food web
c. energy pyramid
d. consumer
food web
What is another name for a consumer?
Decomposer
Heterotroph
Autotroph
Plants
Which of the following is the best example of adaptation?
A bear learning to catch fish in a river.
A giraffe stretching his neck to reach leaves.
Artic foxes having thick white fur to blend with snow.
A dog learning to sit when commanded.
Artic foxes having thick white fur to blend with snow.
The first part of an organism's scientific name is
Genus
Species
Kingdom
Domain
genus
The second part of an organism's scientific name is
Genus
Species
Kingdom
Domain
species
What are the four (4) Kingdoms for Eukarya?
Mushrooms, Animals, Plants, Fungus
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
Mushrooms, Animalia, Plantae, Fungi
Protists, Mushroom, Animal, Plants
Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
What is the main difference between Domain Archaea and Domain Bacteria?
Domain Archaea are prokaryotes and Domain Bacteria are eukaryotes
Domain Archaea can live in the harshest environments while Domain Bacteria cannot
Domain Archaea are unicellular while Domain Bacteria are multicellular
Domain Archaea are eukaryotes and Domain Bacteria are prokaryotes
Domain Archaea can live in the harshest environments while Domain Bacteria cannot
What domain contains the following criteria:
-unicellular
-most well known and most studied bacteria
-found everywhere
What is a chemical reaction between substances, usually including oxygen accompanied by giving off heat and/or light.
Evaporate
Sublimate
Precipitate
Combustion
Use the description A, B, C, D, E to describe the 3 states of matter. Some will have more than one correct answer.
25. Gas: _____________
26. Liquid: ____________
27. Solid: ______________
a. Definite Shape
b. Definite Volume
c. Molecules Move Fast
d. Molecules Move at a Medium Speed
e. Molecules Vibrate in Place
Gas: C
Liquid: B, D
Solid: A, B, E
Which phase change occurs when a solid turns directly into a gas?
Condensation
Sublimation
Freezing
Melting
Which phase change occurs when a gas turns into a liquid?
Condensation
Sublimation
Freezing
Melting
Condensation
During an experiment, you pour two liquids together. Setting it down, you step back to watch and observe. What is NOT a clue that a chemical change is occurring?
A gas is produced
Temperature changes
A new color appears
The shape changes
The shape changes