Scientific Method
Written in an IF....THEN....statement
Hypothesis
All energy in an ecosystem can be traced back to this.
The Sun
Exponential growth
This is the control center for the cell.
Nucleus
The organelle in which photosynthesis takes place.
Chloroplast
observation
A consumer that eats only other consumers.
Carnivore
A population that is not native to an area and causes a harmful unbalance to an ecosystem
Invasive Species
When a substances moves from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
Diffusion
List BOTH raw materials of photosynthesis.
Carbon dioxide and Water
An explanation of an observation
Inference
A complete food chain must start with a ____________ and end with a ________________.
Producer Decomposer
This is a relationship between two organisms where they BOTH benefit.
Commensalism
This is at type of ACTIVE transport where a cell takes IN substances and materials through the cell membrane creating a vesicle within the cell.
Endocytosis
List the two products of photosynthesis.
oxygen and glucose
This tells what HAPPENS consistently across the Universe. It is often stated mathematically.
Scientific Law
This shows all of the connections within an ecosystem.
Food Web
When an ecosystem has been completely destroyed down to the bedrock, overtime there is a series of predicable changes that will occur starting with a pioneer species moving in and taking root within the rocks. What is this process called?
Primary Succession
Cells are shaped in specific ways to carry out a perform certain jobs. What is this called?
Cell specialization
In order for ADP to become usable ATP, what must happen?
ADP has to add another phosphate group.
Three redwood trees are kept at different humidity levels inside a greenhouse for 12 weeks. One tree is left outside in normal conditions. The heights of the trees are measured once a week.
What is the dependant variable?
Height of the trees
There are 3 essential nutrients that cycle through ecosystems in order to sustain life. Name 2 out of the 3.
Possible Answer: Nitrogen, Carbon, and Water
When too many gasses like carbon dioxide get trapped up in the atmosphere, it can trap in heat. What type of air pollution is this?
The Greenhouse Effect
Prokaryote
What are the TWO reactions that occur within the chloroplast to complete photosynthesis?
Light Dependent Reaction AND
Calvin cycle (AKA dark cycle)