Ecology
Body Systems
Plant Systems
Evolution
Random
100
Total amount of biological matter in a trophic level or ecosystem
Biomass
100
This system releases hormones throughout the body
What is Endocrine System
100
A mature, pollinated ovule in a plant that is ready to grow
What is seed
100
process by which organisms with favorable traits survive and reproduce, passing on their genes to the next generation
What is natural selection
100
One organism benefits and the other organism is neither harmed or benefitted
Commensalism
200
Obtains its food by eating other organisms
Carnivore/Consumer
200
System that breaks down and absorbs water and nutrients from food
What is digestive
200
part of the plant below ground that absorbs water
What is root
200
a particular traits that helps an organism survive
What is adaptation
200
The geographic distribution of species; species that are found living in the same region are more likely to be closely related.
What is biogeography
300
Breaks down the nutrients in dead organisms for food
Decomposer
300
The process of an organisms maintaining balance in their body
What is homeostasis
300
part of the plant that is above ground and responsible for light absorption and photosynthesis
What is shoot system/leaves
300
theory that all organisms descended from a mutual (one) species
What is common ancestry
300
the most specific level of classification for an organism
What is species
400
Network of energy sources and food chains in an ecosystem
Food Web
400
Name two systems that work together to protect you from disease
Immune, Circulatory, Skin, Respiratory, Nervous
400
Process by which plants obtain their energy.
What is photosynthesis
400

List 3 evidences for evolution

Homologous structures, fossil record, geographic distribution, etc.

400
The number and variety of organisms in an ecosystem
Diversity
500
building process that occurs when there are no preceding organisms or soil, usually after a volcano or glacier
Primary Succession
500
System that exchanges gases in the body through the lungs
What is respiratory system
500
The transport of materials in a plant takes place in..
What is shoot system/xylem/phloem
500

Define homologous structures

Body formations that are similar in structure, but differ in function

500
An organism that eats both plants and animals
What is omnivore
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