Ecosystems
Rocks, dirt, and temperature are examples of what?
Abiotic Factors
A plant is an example of what?
Autotroph/Primary producer
What type of symbiotic relationship do bees have with flowers?
Mutualism
What is an example of a limiting factor?
Space, food, competition, natural disasters, etc
In active transport, the molecules move in what way?
Low to high.
What is a group of the same species called?
Population
Where does the arrow point in a food web?
Toward the consumer
What are three examples of ways a species can benefit in a mutualistic relationship?
Food, shelter, protection, pollination, cleaning
What is the imaginary line that represents maximum population called?
Carrying capacity
A cell is in a solution, over time the cell will swell. What type of solution is the cell in?
Hypotonic
A community of organisms would consist of what?
Two or more species.
Which level of the trophic pyramid has the LEAST biomass?
Tertiary Consumer
Cattle egrets eat insects that are stirred up by cattle, this is an example of commensalism. What does each animal get from this relationship?
Cattle egret gets food.
Cattle gets nothing.
What type of cells do YOU have?
Eukaryote
What is climate?
Long term weather patters.
An organism that is an omnivore would be on which two levels of the trophic pyramid?
Secondary consumer and tertiary consumer
What is the difference between predator/prey and parasitism?
Host needs to be alive for parasite to benefit.
Prey needs to be dead for predator to benefit.
Random weather events can greatly effect population sizes. This is an example of which type of limiting factor?
Density independent.
When your blood pressure increases your body will try to regulate by bringing your blood pressure back down to normal. What type of feedback (homeostasis) is happening?
Negative feedback
Name at least three things biomes have in common.
Climate, terrain, plants, animals
If a plant is eaten by a herbivore, what percentage of energy would they receive?
10%
Humpback whales have been known to save other species from Orcas. What symbiotic relationship do humpback whales have with the other species?
Altruism
Which growth curve more accurately represents natural populations?
Logistic growth.
What are the products of cellular respiration?
Water, carbon dioxide, ATP