Unit 0: Beginning of the Year
Unit 1: Biology Foundations
Unit 2: Characteristics of Life
Unit 3: Ecology
100
CERs
How many pieces of evidence should you have minimum?
At least 3 pieces of evidence
100
pH
What does "pH" stand for?
Potential Hydrogen
100
What is the basic unit of life?
A cell
100
Generalists have which type of niche?
Broad niche
200
Observation or Inference
"The insect is brown."
Observation
We can observe a color and it is a statement of fact
200
Properties of water
Name 3 of the 7 properties of water
Answers will vary:
Cohesion, Adhesion, Surface tension, Capillary action, Universal solvent, High specific heat, Change in density based on state of matter
200
Name 3 of the 7 characteristics of life
HINT: CHIMER H
Answers will vary:
cells, homeostasis, interdependence, metabolism, evolution, reproduction, heredity
200
Which type of ecological succession occurs after a flood?
Secondary succession
300
Observation or Inference
"The monkey fell out of the tree because it was sleepy."
Inference
A monkey can fall out of a tree for a number of reasons.
300
Buffers
What do buffers do?
Prevent a change in pH
300
What is homeostasis?
Maintaining stable internal conditions
300
If there is 100,000 kcal of energy available from the producers, how many kcal do secondary consumers get?
1000 kcal
(10% of energy is passed to the next level)
Producers = 100,000
Primary consumers = 10,000
Secondary consumers = 1,000
Tertiary consumers = 100
400
Variables
What is the difference between independent and dependent variables?
Independent variables are being tested
Dependent variables are being measured
400
pH
What are the ranges for acids, neutrals and bases?
Acids: 0-6
Neutral: 7
Bases: 8-14
400
Identify the following example as a positive or negative feedback loop:
Body temperature increases. The body starts to sweat. Body temperature returns to normal. Sweating stops.
Negative feedback loop
The loop is returning the system back to a set point.
400
Bees pollinating flowers and receiving nectar in return is an example of which ecological relationship?
Mutualism
500
Graphing
On which axes do independent and dependent variables go?
HINT: DRY MIX
Independent variables go on the x-axis
Dependent variables go on the y-axis
500
Properties of water
Which 3 properties of water help a plant get water from the ground into its tissues?
Adhesion, cohesion, capillary action
500
Identify the following example as a positive or negative feedback loop:
A finger is cut and bleeding begins. Platelets signal for more platelets. More platelets arrive and signal for more platelets. This continues until the bleeding stops. The call for platelets stops.
Positive feedback loop
The loop is amplifying the process until completion
500
Which biome is represented by the climatogram above?
Grassland
Medium temperature, medium precipitation