Biosphere
true or false: the biosphere is the earth's crust
FALSE
What is a habitat?
where an organisms lives
autotrophs get their energy from the _____
sun!
TRUE OR FALSE The recycling of matter is called "biogeochemical cycles"
TRUE
What is a hypothesis?
educated guess
what is the word that describes living things?
biotic
What is a niche?
An organism's specific role in the habitat
list 3 autotrophs
any plants, or plankton
What is the only cycle that does not involve animal participation?
water
whats an independent variable
thing you change
Which of the following are ABIOTIC factors?
rocks, trees, air, dead leaves
rocks, air
Competition occurs when more than one organism uses a ________ at the same time.
resource
What are three types of heterotrophs?
herbivore, omnivore, carnivore
What two cycles happen simultaneously?
carbon and oxygen
whats a dependent variable
what you measure
What is the smallest level of organization?
organism
List three examples of PREDATION
lions vs gazelles, cat vs mouse, alligators vs fish, etc
true or false: autotrophs are called consumers and heterotrophs are called producers?
FALSE
What two cycles rely on animal waste?
nitrogen and phosphorus
What axis do you graph the independent and dependent variables on?
IV= x, DV=y
The correct order of organization goes as following: organism, population, ___________, ecosystem, biome, biosphere
community
What are the three symbiotic relationships?
mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
What are detritivores?
organisms that eat dead things
List the 5 cycles of matter
water, carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus
You are testing the effect of music on the growth of plants. List 5 control variables in the experiment.
type of plant, amount of water, amount of sunlight, temperature, soil, time frame, location