Food Chain/Food Web
Germination
Roots/Vocab
Water Cycle /Nitrogen Cycle
Entire Year
100
What are 3 forest producers?
Trees, grass, plants, flowers, mushrooms, and moss.
100
What is germination?
Germination is when a seed begins to sprout.
100
What is the definition of atmo, toxic, and dors?
atmo- air or vapor
toxic- poison
dors-back
100
What is condensation in the water cycle?
The cooling down of water vapor, which turns into droplets when in contact with room temperature.
100
What is the difference between phenotype and genotype?
Phenotype- your physical appearance
Genotype- The genetic makeup of your phenotype
200
What is an energy pyramid?
A triangular diagram that shows ecosystems loss of energy. (look at Note Taker 1)
200
What is the definition of phototrophism?
Growth response to light
200
What is the definition of scientific method?
Observe, research, hypothesize, experiment, collect, analyze, and conclude.
200
What does nitrification mean?
The reduction of nitrogen compounds.
200
Name two of the 8 characteristics of life?
Living things...
-have genetic code
-are made of cells
-reproduce
-grow and develop
-respond to stimuli
-adapt overtime
-need and use energy
-maintain homeostasis
300
What is the difference between producers and consumers?
Producers make their own energy and consumers eat the producers.
300
What resources do seeds need to go through germination?
Things they need are sunlight, nutrients and water.
300
What is the definition of troph, therm, and cron?
Troph- eat/ nutrition
Therm- heat or temperature
Cron- time
300
Water, nitrogen, carbon and ______ are the substances that cycle between the living and nonliving environment.
Oxygen
300
How do you know if a trait in a pedigree chart is dominant or recessive?
Dominant means that it appears in every generation.
Recessive means that goes every other generation, or skips more than 1 gernation.
400
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain is a diagram that shows how energy flows from one organism to another. A food web is a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in ecosystems.
400
What is the growth response to water?
Hydrotropism
400
What is the definition of amoeba?
Moves and eats by pseudopods.
400
What are the 4 steps of the water cycle?
1. Evaporation
2. Condensation
3. Precipitation
4. Collection
400
Solve this pedigree-
Top left square- Bb
Top right square- bb
Bottom left square- Bb
Bottom right square- bb
500
How much energy is lost from each level of the energy pyramid going up?
It loses 10% each level of the pyramid going up.
500
What is it called when a plant responds to touch?
Thigmotropism
500
1. What is the word that matches this definition-
movement of cytoplasm
2. What word matches this definition-
arrangement
1. Cytoplasmic streaming
2. Thesis
500
What are the 5 steps of the nitrogen cycle?
1. Fixation
2. Nitrification
3. Assimilation
4. Ammonification
5. Denitrification
500
How many cells are made in meiosis and mitosis?
Meiosis- 4 unique cells
Mitosis- 2 identical cells