Evolution
Climate and Biomes
Ecosystems
Pollution
Matter and Energy
100
A change in the genetic composition of a population over successive generations? A random change in the DNA molecule making up genes?
Evolution Mutation
100
Define Climate. What are the two most import factors in climate?
Long term patterns of weather in a particular area. temperature and precipitation
100
A group of individuals of the same species living in a particular area? communities of different species interacting with each other and the environment?
Population Ecosystem
100
A single identifiable source of pollution? Pollution source that is dispersed and difficult to identify?
Point source Nonpoint source
100
Attempts to discover order in nature and use that knowledge to make predictions about nature?
What is science
200
Small genetic changes in a population over time? Long term, large scale evolutionary changes among groups of species?
microevolution Macroevolution
200
Limiting factors that control the vegetative characteristics of a biome? Climate is influenced by?
precipitation solar radiation, daily rotation of earth and annual path around sun, land mass
200
How does energy move through an ecosystem? How much energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?
Energy moves in one direction. 10% is transferred.
200
Resources that include natural gas, coal, and oil? Resources that can be replenished rapidly by natural processes?
Nonrenewable resources renewable resources
200
Define atom. List three subatomic particles.
The smallest unit of matter that can retain the properties of an specific element. proton, neutrons, electrons
300
All the physical, chemical, and biological conditions species need to live and reproduce? The actual space or roles organisms inhabit and the resources it utilizes?
ecological niche realized niche
300
Define Biome. What determines the distribution of different biomes?
terrestrial region inhabited by certain type of life especially vegetation. precipitation
300
Evidence of evolution comes from? Thestudy of how living organisms interact with each other and the environment?
DNA analysis, Fossils, chemical analysis. Ecology
300
Countries with high industrialization and high GDP? Countries with low industrialization and low GDP?
Developed countries. Developing countries.
300
Define matter? Define energy?
Anything that has mass and occupies space. Ability to do work and transfer heat.
400
Process by which humans select one or more desired trait in the population of species? Process by which nature selects certain traits that enable a species to survive in an environment? Sum total of all genes found in a population of species.
artificial selection natural selection gene pool
400
Permafrost and lichens are found in what biome? Needle like leaves, evergreen tree are found in what biome?
Tundra Coniferous forest
400
Human activities that affect the phosphorus cycle? Human activities that affect the sulfur cycle?
Phosphorus= fertilizers, detergents, runoff, deforestation Sulfur= fertilizer, burning fossil fuels, processing metal ore
400
Natural capital is the world's stock of natural resources which creates a long term supply of goods or services? List examples.
Earth Capital. Examples air, water, land, and biodiversity.
400
Define potential and kinetic energy. List two examples of potential energy. List two examples of kinetic energy
Potential energy is stored energy and kinetic energy is energy in motion. Potential examples: unlit match, rock in hand, still water. Kinetic example: blowing air, flowing water, falling ball
500
Define habitat. Define specialist species. Define co-evolution.
place or type of place where an organism or population lives. Species with a narrow ecological niche. Evolution in which two or more species interact and exerts selective pressure that leads to adaptation.
500
Factors that affect oxygen level in water? Clear cutting forest result in? How humans affect grasslands?
dissolved oxygen concentration and saturation level. decreased biodiversity. conversion to cropland and over grazing
500
How humans affect the water cycle? How humans affect carbon cycle? How humans affect nitrogen cycle?
Water= withdraw large amounts, polluting surface water Carbon= burning fossil fuels, burning biomass, and deforestation Nitrogen= fertilizers, fossil fuels and crops
500
Define pollution. Three main causes of pollution? Effects of pollution?
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. Pollution is caused by burning fossil fuel, chemical runoff, factory emissions, car emissions Damage habitat, damage plants, affect aquatic life, human health
500
Elements with different form numbers of neutron? Rate at which radioactive isotopes decay and change into another isotope? Give an example of a radioactive isotope.
Isotopes Half life. Carbon 14
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