Vocabulary
A factor of an environment that is living or was once living before.
What is Biotic factor?
These organisms produce energy through the use of photosynthesis.
What are producers?
Tree frogs
What is a biotic?
What is the most important factor of sustainability?
What is the variety of species?
What does APEMAN stand for?
Atomic #, Protons, Electrons, Mass, Atomic #, Neutrons
The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings. This includes abiotic and biotic factors.
What is an ecosystem?
These organisms consume producers, therefore they are called ______________ consumers.
What is primary?
Moss on a rock
What is Biotic?
List the three levels of biodiversity
What are genetic, species, and ecosystem
Give an example of Newton's 3rd law
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A fight/struggle between two organisms for the same resource. Can be between different species and same species.
What is competition?
These organisms are typically at the top of the food chain. They are called ____________ consumers.
What is tertiary?
A boulder with markings
What is abiotic?
A type of species that are not native to an area?
What are exotic species?
What kind of weather does a low pressure system bring?
Rainy weather
An organism that does not have a predator.
What is an apex predator?
This is a diagram that shows how energy in a food web is transferred.
What is an energy pyramid?
In a desert ecosystem, is sand considered a biotic or abiotic factor?
What is abiotic?
Name 3 human activities that are threats to biodiversity
Deforestation, poaching, mining, destructive fishing, introduction of exotic species
All stars begin here
Stellar nebula
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.
What is a food chain?
What is the percentage of energy LOST as it moves from producer to primary consumer to secondary consumer?
What is 90%?
Which of the following should replace the question mark below?
Biotic factors - pine trees, squirrels, bacteria
Abiotic factors - light, water, ?
A. soil
B. ferns
C. worms
D. cacti
What is A?
What is the difference between stability and sustainability?
Stability is being resilient while sustainability is being resilient over a long period of time.
What 3 body systems are in charge of movement?
What are nervous, skeletal, and muscular?