Topic 1
What are the four basic needs of an organism
Food, Shelter, Water, Air (Oxygen)
What does ecological footprint mean
An individual's total environmental impact
What are the three Rs
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
What is a producer? Give an example.
Anything that creates its own food. Usually plants but not always
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
Leonardo Da Vinci
What two things make up an ecosystem?
All the living and non-living things in an area
Define want vs need and give an example for each
Want is something you can live without (iphone) need is something that is critical to survival (water)
When was Canada's Earth overshoot day. What does overshoot day mean?
March 13
What is a niche?
the role that each organism plays in an ecosystem
What was Taylor Swift's first song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100?
Tim McGraw
What is a behavioral adaptation. Give an example.
A learned response to environmental conditions. Migration patterns
What is a natural resource?
Materials and products found in nature
What is sustainability
when resources are being used at the same rate that they can be renewed
Name and describe the three types of consumers
Herbivores: eat producers and fill plant-eating niches (cow, deer, tadpoles)
Carnivores: eat other consumers and fill the meat eating niche (lynx, minnows)
- they are PREDATORS that kill their PREY
Omnivores: they eat both producers and consumers (raccoon, humans, skunks.)
What is Thomas Edison's most famous invention?
Lightbulb
List and define the three types of symbiotic relationships
Parasitism - +/-
Commensalism = +/neutral
Mutualism= +/+
How are modern farms different than ones before?
Mr. Murphy is the judge
List three abiotic things and three biotic things
Abiotic= non-living
Biotic= living
What are scavengers and decomposers?
Scavenger: an organism that eats dead or decaying plant or animal matter. (a type of consumer).
Decomposers: organisms that break down the cells of dead or waste materials and absorb their waste materials and nutrients. Many bacteria and fungi are decomposers.
As of 2019, what is the most popular car color in the USA?
White
Why are adaptations essential to survival?
Mr. Murphy is the judge
Explain hydroponics (not on your test)
Uses enriched water to flow over roots which are set in a premade structure allowing the plants to grow without soil
Create a proper 4 step food chain including energy flow (on the board)
Sun -> Producer -> Consumer #1 -> Consumer #2
Create a proper pyramid of numbers (on the board)
level 1= producers
level 2= herbivores
level 3= primary carnivore
level 4= top carnivore
What is the name for the plastic or metal tube found on the ends of shoelaces?
Aglet