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Whats the Difference
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Name That Biome
100
The living and non-living factors in a biome.
What are biotic and abiotic factors
100
How do recycling, pollution, and conservation tie together?
recycling is recovering materials so they do not just become trash, so they don't pollute. And if we did not conserve then we would just be using many things not in moderation which could cause pollution.
100
The first species that colonizes an uninhabited area that starts the process of succession.
What is the pioneer species.
100
The _____ is eaten by the ________.
prey, predator
100
A grassland with scattered trees, and is a sub-tropical area where it rains, fires, and droughts.
What is a Savanna
200
The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment.
What is ecology
200
What is the difference between co-evolution and succession?
Co-evolution is mutual evolutionary influence, beneficial or not. Succession is the replacement of a community by another over a span of time.
200
The 3 parts of the water cycle.
Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation.
200
A _________ is an area where very moist land is periodically submerged.
What is a wetland
200
A region with with little or no rainfall, little to no plant or animal life, with extreme heat or cold conditions.
What is a desert
300
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate its being used. A resource that can NOT be replaced at the same rate its being used.
renewable, non-renewable resources
300
What is the difference between carrying capacity and over population.
The carrying capacity is the largest amount an ecosystem can hold of a species or community healthfully. While over population is the point where there are too many organisms and an ecosystem can not support all of them.
300
What is the difference between an omnivore, a herbivore, and a carnivore.
Carnivores eat other animals, herbivores eat plants, and omnivores eat plants and animals.
300
In what order do the waters' zones go? Open-water, littoral, and deep-water zones.
Littoral (shallowest), Open-Water (in between), Deep Water (deepest). This is measured by light. For example littoral is where the light can nurture the plant life, and in deep water, you can't see any light.
300
A treeless plain found in the Arctic, Antarctic, and on mountain tops. It has below freezing temperatures for a majority of the year, with very cool summers.
What is a tundra
400
The number and variety of organisms in an area during a span of time.
What is biodiversity
400
What is the difference between symbiosis, mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
Symbiosis is when 2 organisms live in close association with each other. Mutualism is a situation in which 2 organisms benefit from each others existence. Commensalism is a situation in which one organism benefits, and the other is unaffected. Parasitism is when a parasitic organism benfits while their host is harmed.
400
The difference between ecosystem and biosphere.
An ecosystem is a community and its abiotic environment, and a biosphere is the part of earth where life can and does exist
400
A treeless wetland where plants such as grasses grow.
What is a marsh
500
The area where saltwater and freshwater meet.
What is an estuary.
500
What is the difference between a food chain, food web, and an energy pyramid.
A food chain shows the transfer of energy in an environment; a food web shows organisms' feeding relationships; and an energy pyramid shows the overall loss of energy from the sun to top consumers.
500
The difference between population and community.
A population is a group of the same species, while a community includes all of the populations in a habitat.
500
__________ is when a substance burns __________ is when an item or organism breaks down into smaller and simpler materials.
Combustion, Decomposition
500
A wetland ecosystem in which shrubs and trees grow.
What is a swamp
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