Energized
Plants get their energy through what process?
Photosynthesis
Abiotic
This type of variable is typically placed on the Y-axis
Dependent
This cycle involves precipitation releasing its chemical as liquid rain
Water
It is NOT survival of the strongest, but survival of the ___________
Fittest
Water sitting behind a dam would be considered what kind of energy?
Potential
A flower is eaten by a locust, who in turn is eaten by a rabbit. The rabbit would be considered a ________ consumer.
Secondary
The five sections of every scientific paper are: Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, and __________
Discussion
Sinks store a chemical, _______s release them
Source
This is the process where organisms with heritable traits better suited to their environment survive and reproduce more, causing those traits to become more common in the population over generations
Natural Selection
The first law of thermodynamics states energy cannot be created or _________
Destroyed
All the ecosystems on the planet make up the _______
biosphere
This kind of graph is great for representing the values of different groups
Bar Plot / Bar Chart
Carbon is typically released into the environment through combustion or _________
Respiration / cellular respiration
A finch arrives at a new island and evolves into different forms with different shaped beaks. This is an example of what kind of evolution?
Divergent
In animals, mitochondria within cells release energy through cellular ________
respiration
As energy moves up to higher trophic levels, only about ___% is preserved
10%
A ________ is the process of experts reading a publication before approval, and offering feedback where necessary
Peer Review
The process by which water carries a chemical into the soil
Infiltration
Two rams competing for mates is an example of ________ competition
Intraspecific
Net primary productivity (NPP) is equal to ________ - respiration (R)
Gross Primary Productivity
Keystone
A test analyzing disease resistance measured a drug's effectiveness in 5 people. The study was rejected publication, likely due to a too small _______
Sample Size
Within the nitrogen cycle, ____________ involves soil bacteria converting NH4 (ammonium) into NO2 (nitrite), then NO3 (nitrate).
Nitrification
The body plans of sharks, dolphins, and ichthyosaurs are all examples of what kind of evolution?
Convergent