Definitions
This universal classification system uses latin names to organize organisms.
Taxonomy
Trees belong to this kingdom.
Plants
What type of consumer would a salmon be?
Secondary Consumer.
This was the first man to start toying with organizing organisms.
Aristotle
An environment that can function on its own, it consists of both living and non-living things.
Ecosystem
What kingdom do worms belong to?
Animal
What percentage of energy is lost in consumption?
90%
(10% is consumed)
List the 3 main types of pollution.
Land, water, and air.
A type of organism that is not native to the area. It will cause strife in its environment.
Invasive Species
Bacteria belong to this kingdom.
Moneran
Without this source of energy, everything on this earth would die.
Sun
The "tyrannosaurus rex" is an example of what level of classificiation?
Species
I want to explain how energy is lost by drawing a diagram. This diagram is called an ________ pyramid.
Ecological Pyramid
Parasites typically fall under this kingdom.
Protista
Humans: are we primary, secondary, or tertiary consumers?
Tertiary
Explain the difference between detrivores and decomposers.
Detrivores eat dead organisms and excrete nutrients, whereas decomposers simply break down tissues.
We use this word to describe taking something to the point of extinction.
Overexploitation
Both vertebrates and invertebrates belong to this kingdom.
Animal
These organisms will always be placed at the bottom of the food chain.
Plants or Decomposers
If I'm a vegetarian, what type of consumer am I? There are 2 terms you can use.
Herbivore, or Secondary Consumer
Camels have developed leathery lips to enable them to eat cacti. What is this an example of?
Adaptations
Weeds are growing on a dead animal. What kingdom do they fall under?
Plant
Name the one species that the world would survive without.
Humanity
List 3 examples of what scientists use to categorize organisms.
-Cell structure
-Looks
-Reproductive abilities
-Movement
-Ways of functioning
Sorting things based on their likeness/common traits.
Classification
What kingdom would mould and yeast fall under?
Fungi
I want to show how the organisms in our school field interact with each other. Would I use a food chain, or food web?
Food Web
What is the root cause of invasive species?
Human activity
The process by which plants produce their own food.
Photosynthesis
The simplest, most ancient organisms fall into this kingdom.
Moneran
Crabs and lobster fall under this type of consumer.
Detrivores, or tertiary consumers.
Why can't we classify a tree as a primary consumer?
Primary consumers eat plants. Trees don't eat themselves unless the tree has been decomposed, and made into nutrients again.