Vocabulary
Energy in Ecosystems
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Energy Transfer
Adaptation
100
terrestrial means
of the land
100
All energy in an ecosystem begins with the _________
The sun
100

A specific geographic area noted for the plants, animals and climate. 

What is a Biome?

100
At the bottom of the trophic pyramid is the _______________
producers
100
Any ___________ of an organism that increases its chances of surviving and reproducing
trait
200
an organism that consumers parts of dead organisms and transfers all the biotic material into simple chemicals (nutrients) is a _________________
decomposer
200
Primary consumers get energy from ____________
producers/plants
200

The study of the relationships between the living organisms and their environment.

What is Ecology?
200
A food chain shows the direction of __________ from on organism to another
energy
200
Octopuses and cuttlefish have an adaptation that allow them to blend in with surroundings because they have the special ability to __________________
change color
300
a system of interacting organisms and nonliving factors in a specified place is __________________
an ecosystem
300
Another word for a secondary consumer is
carnivore/heterotroph
300

What is the first law of thermodynamics?

What is the Law of Conservation of energy. States that energy cannot be created or destroyed, it only changes forms?

300
all the biotic material in an ecosystem is __________
biomass
300
The special adaptation of a walking stick is
ability to look like a stick and blend in with environment
400

What does biodiversity refer to?

What is the number and variety of living organisms in a geographic area?
400
Tertiary consumers are also known as
top predators
400

What is the process of burning fossil fuels and releasing CO2 into the atmosphere?

What is combustion? 

400
herbivores get energy from 
plants/producers
400
A grasshopper had a green color that allows it to blend into its surroundings.  This trait is an adaptation because...
it helps it avoid predators, increasing its chances of reproducing
500

Define temperate

What is an area having changing seasons?

500
This is the process that plants use to make energy from the sun
photosynthesis
500

How does an energy pyramid illustrate energy loss in an ecosystem?

Teacher discretion. 

500

Why are food webs more complex than food chains?

Teacher discretion. 
500

What is the  unique adaptation that has allowed humans to develop tools and technology

the brain/intelligence
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