ECOSYSTEMS
What is an abiotic factor?
a non-living organism: rocks, weather, water, etc.
This is an organism that must eat other things to get energy
Consumer
The smallest level of an organism (hint: ribosome, nucleus, golgi apparatus)
organelle
The organelle that creates ATP
Mitochondria
What islands did Darwin go to study birds, turtles, etc?
The Galapagos
TRUE OR FALSE: ATP is a type of energy
true
This animal is at the top of the food chain, nothing eats it.
Apex Predator
A group of similar cells functioning together.
Tissue
The organelle that holds DNA
Nucleus
Darwin studied the beaks of...
Finches
Organism that can create its own energy
Producer/autotroph
What is an organism that breaks down dead organic material?
Decomposer
Tissues form....
organs
What is the difference between a plant cell and an animal cell?
Plant cells have a cell wall and a chloroplast, animal cells do not.
Darwin discovered that each Finch had a different beak this lead to his theory of....
Evolution
Would a forest fire help an ecosystem maintain equilibrium?
NO
What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?
A food web is a system of food chains or many food chains put together.
A group of organs form an.....
Organ System
This organelle is used for storage
Vacuole
An ___________ is a structure, behavior, or other trait in an organism that helps it survive in its environment
Adaptation
How much energy does a consumer get from a producer (what percentage)?
10%
The role an organism plays in an ecosystem is known as it's...
Niche
Put these in order of their size from smallest to largest:
heart, nucleus, heart tissue, cell
nucleus --> cell --> heart tissue --> heart
The process that uses ATP to move molecules from low concentration to high concentration.
Active Transport
__________________________ is the process where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.
Natural Selection