Chapter 1
Chapter 13
Vocabulary
Chapters 1&13 RANDOM
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what is an organism
any living thing
100
What two things do PLANTS combine to make food? (HINT: photosynthesis)
Carbon Dixieioxide and Water
100
What is an ABIOTIC factor?
Non-living Factor
100
What is the difference between lab experiment and field experiment?
Field experiment occurs in natural setting
100
What is Ms. Dempster's dogs name?
Tuffy
200
What is a hypothesis?
•scientific explanation for a set of observations
200
Which level represents the LARGEST biomass?
Primary Producers (Plants)
200
What is a DIRECT OBSERVATION?
Direct: simply watching species easy to follow (birds)
200
Of these organisms, which has the LEAST amount of total energy available?
Mushrooms, fox, mouse, weasel
Fox
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Which one has the greatest BIOMASS in their ECOSYSTEM?
Plant
300
The higher the temperature of water, the faster an egg will boil.
WHAT IS THE INDEPENDENT and DEPENDENT variables?
§Independent variable – temperature of water
§Dependent variable – time to cook an egg
300
In this Food Web Pyramid Which type of consumer gets only 10% of the energy stored in plants?
Primary Consumer
300
What TYPE of organism is primarily responsible for recycling matter from animals back to the soil?
Decomposers
300
Control Variable is the variable that...
is not manipulated/stays constant
300
What trophic level is the RABBIT on?
Second Trophic level
400
- Identify Problem.
- Research.
- Form A Hypothesis.
- Perform Experiment.
- Analyze Data.
- Form A Conclusion.
- Communicate Results.
WHAT STEP IS MISSING?
Plan experiment
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If the producers produce 100kcal what will the secondary consumer energy level be?
10kcal
400
What is the difference between a generalist and specialist consumers?
Generalist can survive if a food source is removed
400
What animal is the SECONDARY CONSUMER
Frog
400
What is chemo-synthesis?
produce carbohydrates, using energy from chemical sources
500
What is BIODIVERSITY?
variety of life
500
if a producer produces 45,000,000kcal, how much energy is available to the secondary consumers?
450,000kcal
500
What is a biomass pyramid
diagram that compares biomass of different trophic levels within an ecosystem
500
What animal has the LEAST amount of energy available?
OWL
500
What state was Taylor Swift born in?
Pennsylvania