Earth's Spheres
Water is a part of which sphere
hydrosphere
true/false: Food webs are simpler than food chains
false
The unique role a species plays in its environment is its
niche
primary succession
Who is the all time leading scorer in the NBA
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Rain carries soil into a nearby pond. This is an interaction between which two “spheres” of the earth?
hydrosphere and geosphere
Which level of an energy pyramid is most likely to have the highest number of organisms?
Producers
Many species together in one place are called
community
true false: an example of secondary succession the growth of lichens on a newly created volcanic island
false
Who is the best selling musician of all time
The beatles
Glaciers melt, causing polar beats to die off. What 2 spheres are interacting?
cryosphere and bioshpere
Organisms that eat both plants and meat are called
Omnivores
A tiny filter-feeding barnacle sticks to a whale. The whale is hurt by this new organism. What type of relationship is this
parasitism
What is the definition of biodiversity
he variety of life in the world
What is the state bird of florida
northern mockingbird
What layer of the atmosphere do humans live in?
Lithosphere
Tertiary Consumers are also called
top/apex predator
A crab using a shell from a different crab that discarded the shell is what type of relationship
commenalism
Because frogs absorb both oxygen and toxins through their skin, they are very sensitive to air and water quality. This makes them an excellent of this type of species
keystone
How many people live in palm beach county
1.5 million
List the 5 spheres we learned in class
biosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, cryosphere, atmosphere
Two types of organisms consume dead and decaying matter. The difference between these two types of organisms is that ______________ are consumers that feed on dead animals, while ______________ break down plants and animals into simpler molecules.
scavengers; decomposers
What are the 5 different types of organism relationships we learned in class
predator/prey, competition, parasitism, commensalism, mutualism
What is a keystone species
When did Royal Palm Beach High School originally open
1997