the ability of an organism to maintain its internal environment despite conditions in the external environment
What is homeostasis
100
photosynthesis occurs in _______________
What are plants
100
this is defined as survival of the fittest
What is natural selection
100
these are living factors in an ecosystem
What is biotic factors
100
on you WHITE BOARD: create an energy pyramid from the following organisms:
insects - birds - leaves - bear - red fox
What is leaves - insects - birds - red fox - bear
200
give 3 characteristics of living things
What is made up of cells, reproduce, grow and develop, obtain and use energy, evolve, contain genetic material, maintain homeostasis, respond to the environment
200
light intensity, amount of water, temperature, amount of carbon dioxide
What are things that affect the rate of photosynthesis
200
he said that all living things compete for resources, but only those that adapt will obtain those resources. Those that are best fit will survive, reproduce, and pass on traits
Who is Charles Darwin
200
this symbiotic relationship is defined as both species are benefiting
What is mutualism
200
the ultimate source of energy
What is the sun
300
study of living things
What is Biology
300
on your WHITE BOARD: write the reactants for cellular respiration
What are glucose and oxygen
300
a structure that is present but has no function
What is a vestigial structure
300
an example of this symbiotic relationship is when a bird builds a nest in a tree
What is commensalism
300
Coach Batlle's favorite college team
What is Texas A&M
400
room # of your biology class
What is H9
400
on your WHITE BOARD: what are the reactants for photosynthesis
What are carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight
400
list the 7 levels of classification from largest to smallest
What is kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
400
what role do decomposers play in the environment?
they break down dead and decaying matter so it can be recycled back into the environment
400
BACTERIA or VIRUS: alive, prokaryotes, unicellular
What is BACTERIA
500
the other teacher that is also in your biology class along with Coach Batlle
Who is Coach Trotter
500
on your WHITE BOARD: write the full equation for cellular respiration
What is glucose + oxygen ^ carbon dioxide + water + ATP
500
define binomial nomenclature
What is a two word naming system that uses the genus and species name to classify an organism
500
how much energy is transferred between trophic levels in a food pyramid?