Spheres of the Earth
Rain carries soil into a nearby pond. This is an interaction between which two "spheres" of the earth?
Geosphere & Hydrosphere
The unique role a species plays in its environment is its _________
niche
Which level of an energy pyramid is most likely to have the highest number of organisms?
producers
A coral snake is venomous while its mimic, the scarlet king snake, is not. This is an example of _________.
batesian mimicry
Which is not true about food webs?
Food webs are simpler than food chains.
Which sphere of the earth is named using the Greek root meaning "ground"?
Geosphere
Many species together in one place are called.
a population
Two types of organisms consume dead and decaying matter. The difference between these two types of organisms is that _________ are consumers that feed on dead animals, while _________ break down plants and animals into simpler molecules.
scavengers; decomposers
The viceroy butterfly and the monarch butterfly look very similar. Both are distasteful to predators. This is an example of _______
Mullerian mimicry
What do herbivores eat?
plants
What are the 4 interacting spheres of the Earth
Lithosphere/geosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere, biosphere
Which of these is not an example of an abiotic factor?
bacteria
We know that energy from the sun is transferred into an organism because of ___________
the first law of thermodynamics
A tiny filer-feeding barnacle sticks to a whale. The whale is unaffected by this new stowaway. What type of relationship is this?
commensalism
What do Carnivores eat?
meat
Which kind of niche takes competition between organisms into account?
Realized
Which kind of niche takes competition between organisms into account?
realized
Food chains show the ___________ _____________ of organisms
Cowbirds are known to lay their eggs in the nests of other birds. Mother birds will feed the new chicks and their own, which sometimes means not every chick gets enough food. This is an example of _______
parasitism
What is a heterotroph?
Organism that eats other plants and animals
What two gases is Earth's atmosphere primarily made of?
nitrogen and oxygen
What do arrows show on the food chain?
The transfer of energy
Organisms that eat both plants and meat are called ________.
omnivores
How much chemical energy is transferred from the producer level to the secondary consumer level in a food chain?
1/100
What is an autotroph?
Makes its own food from natural sources such as water and light.