Plants
What is the main product of photosynthesis?
Sugar
The place in the ecosystem where an organism lives is its _____.
habitat
The ocean floor is part of which Earth system?
Geosphere
What is the measure of the amount of matter in an object?
mass
A mycologist is a person who studies ____.
fungi
The evaporation of water from a plant's leaves is called _______.
Transpiration
An organism that is introduced to a new ecosystem and causes harm is called _____.
invasive species
Aside from the lower temperature in the atmosphere, what does vapor need to condense into clouds?
dust (particles)
What do you call the amount of space that an object takes up?
volume
What do you call a scientist who studies insects?
Entomologist
What is the name of specialized tissues that transport water and nutrients absorbed by the roots to the leaves of the plant?
xylem
What do you call the special role that an organism plays in an ecosystem?
niche
The process by which bacteria in the soil changes nitrogen gas to a form that plants can use.
fixation
A physical property of matter that describes how energy (electricity or heat) can move through a material.
conductivity
A professional who designs and organizes different types of systems is called ____.
systems engineer
The process of growing plants in containers of specially fertilized water and without soil is called ___.
hydroponics
What is the biggest threat to wildlife?
habitat loss/destruction
When it rains, water flows over Earth's surface as ____.
runoff
What THREE new products are formed when you burn a piece of wood?
ash, carbon dioxide, and water (vapor)
Someone who works to protect the environment from the damaging effects of human activity is called a ___.
conservationist
Describe what happens during photosynthesis.
carbon dioxide + water + sunlight ---> sugar + oxygen
An abnormal phenomenon that occurs when the majority of worker bees in a honey bee colony disappear.
Colony Collapse Disorder
Name the three roles that bacteria play in the Nitrogen Cycle
fixation, decomposition of dead organisms, denitrification (or changing nitrogen in the soil to nitrogen gas)
The process by which a metal reacts with air, causing it to rust or tarnish
corrosion
horticulturist