Organism Relationships
What word describes an organism's ability to adapt to its changing environment?
Natural Selection
What property of water allows water to cling to itself and other substances?
Cohesion/Adhesion
What trophic level would have the greatest amount of energy?
1st level, producers
Name a way we are impacting the changing of the climate.
Deforestation, burning fossil fuels, plastic pollution, overhunting, etc.
What tide would cause the greatest wave action if I was standing on a Florida beach?
Spring tide
What word describes the relationship between 2 animals that both benefit from each other?
Mutualism
What property of a wave allows it to reach far up the shoreline?
Wavelength
How much energy is transferred to each trophic level?
10%
What is happening to the pH of the ocean as we continue to burn fossil fuels?
Increasing dissolved carbon, more acidic
What is the first zone of the ocean?
Photic or epipelagic
What word describes the relationship between 2 organism in which one benefits and the other is harmed?
Parasitism
What property of water requires it to absorb a lot of heat before it changes temperature?
High Heat Capacity
What's the difference between a food chain and a food web?
Web is more complex; chain is a single energy flow
Name a reason why biodiversity is important.
Good for economy, genetic diversity, food stuffs, agriculture, good for tourism, etc.
What zone is described: high temperature, no sunlight, high pressure, no photosynthesis?
Hadal zone
What word describes the relationship between 2 organism in which one benefits and the other is unaffected?
Commensalism
What property of water allows water bugs to stand on top without falling through?
Surface Tension
How would the 3rd trophic level be affected if the 4th level disappeared?
3rd level would increase in population number
How will the warming of the earth impact antarctica organisms?
Loss their habitat, not find food, have to migrate, etc.
Which intertidal zone would have the highest temperature and highest salinity?
High tide/ Spray zone
Why is natural selection a theory and not a hypothesis?
Backed by multiple branches of science with lots of evidence
Why does ice float on top of water?
Ice is less dense than water.
What can we do to try and slow the changing climate?
Plant trees, recycle, use less, use biodegradable material, not use car as much, etc.
What is the difference between the photic zone and aphotic zone?
Sunlight