what is adaptation?
a process of an organism to adjust to a thing, or an environment.
what is abiotic?
non living things such as water, stones, etc.
What is the harshest biome?
Tundras! although deserts seem like a good choice, tundras have low growing vegetation seasons and dangerous animals that can tear you apart! It also has freezing temperatures leading to frostbite and death.
what is extinct?
An animal race that has been wiped out.
is an african black rhino extinct?
yes... oof.
what is the difference between growth, and development?
growth is in physical size like someone growing taller
development is improvement in skills or physicality. for instance, a baby growing into an adult.
explain the STEPS of water the cycle.
evaporation: when water turns into gas and goes in the air.
condensation: when the water vapor builds up into clouds.
precipitation: When the cloud has too much water it rains.
what is the sugar plants produce from the sun, water, and co2?
glucose. It contains so much energy that athletes eat glucose bars for a burst of extra energy.
whats an endangered animal?
A animal race that is has a critical chance of dying out.
whats the relationship with a monarch and a viceroy? Explain.
Mutualism. A monarch and a viceroy are very alike due to pattern and color. Monarch butterflies taste bad making animals avoid eating them.
what is the difference between a stimulus, and a response.
stimulus is an event or change creating a response.
a response is a reaction to stimulus.
Name all the things that create carbon.
respiration, combustion, and fossil fuel burning.
whats primary succesion?
Its a start of vegetation at what was once a lifeless area. This can be lichens, bare rocks, and dunes. It takes much more time because it starts from scratch.
what does it mean when an animal is vulnerable?
Species that are scattered in populations, most likely from destroyed habitats.
you guys know what the biggest biome in Canada is?
Boreal forest. also known as taiga. theres a bunch of spruce trees and pine trees.
how many bones are in a human body?
206 are in a human body.
what is the action that takes away carbon?
photosynthesis.
Whats secondary succesion?
when animals and plants recolonize a place that had high disturbance that isnt fully lifeless. This happens much quicker than primary succesion and usually occurs by floods, wildfires, landslides, and lava flow.
when an animal is threatened, what does that mean?
Species that may die out if not protected.
Do dustmites eat clothing lint from your skin?
name all the symbiosis we learned.
mutualism, predation, parasitism, and commensalism.
Over 96% of all known chemicals contain?
Carbon dioxide! (its on page 40 so go study kids.)
deserts cover about how much of the earths surface?
(a bit hard...)
They cover about a fifth of earth. 20cm of precipitation a day as well... oof.
whats extirpated?
An animal thats extinct in some area but not the other place.
bones make blood, or your heart?
BONES. Its made from the bone marrow inside your body. This process is called hematopoiesis.