Ecology Chapter 2

Section 1

100

Living features of an environment are called _______ factors

Biotic

200

Nonliving features of an environment are called ______ factors

abiotic

300

An areas average weather conditions over time is called ________

climate

400

In relation to temperature, areas closer to the equator are _______ than places farther away from the equator.  

warmer

500

For most living things, what are the two most important components of climate/weather?

temperature and precipitation

Section 2

100

How water moves from Earth's surface, through the atmosphere, and back to the surface again is called the _______  _______.

water cycle

200

Sometimes, farmers replace the lack of nitrogen in the soil with ___________.

fertilizer

300

The term _________ is when liquid water changes into water vapor 

evaporation

400

The term _______ is the process of changing water from a gas to a liquid.  (cloud forming)

condensation

500

Precipitation is when snow, rain, or sleet falls from the atmosphere.  _________ is the process when producers release moisture into the atmosphere.

transpiration  

Section 3

100

A simple diagram showing feeding relationships in an ecosystem.

food chain

200

A more complex diagram showing all possible feeding relationships in an ecosystem.

food web

300

A _____ _______ is a diagram showing the amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem.

energy pyramid  

400

Photosynthesis is when producers use  light energy to convert into chemical energy.  __________ is a process that uses chemicals (deep in oceans) to produce energy-rich nutrients that are used by organisms to grow.  

chemosynthesis

500

 Using the following organisms, please create a food chain.

red tailed hawk              ground mole            wheat grass         beetle   

wheat grass-->beetle-->ground mole-->red tailed hawk

Vocabulary

100

The air that surrounds Earth

atmosphere

200

The major ingredient of the fluid inside the cells of all organisms

water

300

Heat energy from the sun creates air currents called ____

wind

400

Producers use light energy to produce chemical energy during ___________

photosynthesis 

500

Consumers that consume both vegetation and other consumers

omnivores

Overall Chapter *2x*

100

Is the following item abiotic or biotic?           apple tree

biotic

200

Is the following abiotic or biotic?    gold   

abiotic  

300

What is the source of energy for most life on Earth?

the sun or sunlight

400

Look at the following food chain:  

wheat grass-->grasshopper-->bullfrog-->pine snake

Which organism is considered the 2nd level consumer in this food chain?

bullfrog

500

We watched a video on a particular spider during Chapter 2.  How MANY of these facts listed below are TRUE related to this spider:

It is the size of your thumbnail

It can spin a web 15 feet across

It can send an anchor line clear across a river up to 75 feet

It produces more silk than of any spider in the world

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