Ecosystems
Define Ecosystem.
A community of organisms and their physical environment interacting together
What happens when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid form?
Condensation
According to most scientists, what is the ultimate cause of most mass extinction?
Habitat Loss
Mutualism is a relationship where:
both species benefit
A species’ carrying capacity refers to:
The maximum population size an environment can support
Name 3 abiotic factors in a river biome.
water, air, temperature, humidity, soil
In what country did the first Starbucks open outside of North America?
Japan
What is the difference between climate and weather?
Climate: average weather over a long period of time. Weather: day to day conditions
What type competition is :Lions and hyenas competing for food?
Interspecific competition
What human action is a major contributor to global warming?
burning fossil fuels for energy
What happens to energy as it moves up the trophic levels?
It decreases
Burning fossil fuels affects the carbon cycle by:
Releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide
Which biome is characterized by coniferous forests, cold winters, and moderate precipitation, mostly in the form of snow?
Taiga (Boreal Forest)
Mistletoe is an invasive plant that grows on other trees stealing nutrients and sunlight from them. What type of symbiosis is this an example of?
Parasitism
What type of population growth levels off at the carrying capacity?
Logistic growth
What is a group or pack of ferrets called?
A business
What type of organisms are responsible for taking in carbon dioxide and converting it into organic molecules?
Plants and algae
What is the main difference between primary and secondary succession?
Primary succession begins in an area without soil, while secondary succession occurs in areas where soil is already present.
What sport were women allowed to play in the Olympics for the first time?
Tennis
What is one thing that has contributed to human population growth over the last 200 years?
Advances in medicine and agriculture
What organism is the most important in a food chain and why?
Producers because they turn energy from the sun into a form of energy that all organisms can use.
Why is nitrogen important for living organisms?
It is used to build proteins and DNA
Provide an example of a renewable source and a non-renewable source.
Renewable: solar, water
Non-renewable: fossil fuels
How many teeth does an adult wolf have?
42
What is one thing would likely cause human population growth to slow down?
Limited access to resources and increased disease