Unit 1
What axis does the independent variable belong on?
the x axis
How many domains are there?
Three
Create your own definition for the term population.
A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area at the same time
What type of consumers eat secondary consumers?
Tertiary consumer
Are rivers and streams considered freshwater or saltwater biomes?
freshwater
Define 'Ecology'
The study of organisms and their interactions with the world around them
What three groups did Aristotle divide animals in?
animals that can fly, swim, and walk/crawl/or run
What is one reason populations arrange as clumped dispersion?
When resources are limited
___ make their own food while ____ do not
Autotrophs, heterotrophs
The water cycle is also known as the _____ cycle
hydrologic
Determine which level of biological organization is the simplest- molecule, organ, or cell?
molecule
What is phylogeny?
study of evolutionary relationships between groups of species
In even dispersion, individuals are: __________
separated by a fairly even distance
Name 2 examples of producers
seaweed, algae, cyanobacteria, phytoplankton, etc
What is the area between the low tide line and the continental shelf?
Neritic Zone
Name at least 3 characteristics of all living things
Made of cells, reproduction, universal genetic code, grow and develop, respond to their environment, obtain and use energy, maintain an internal environment, change over time
____ are at the top of the cladogram. ____ are at the bottom of the cladogram.
Species, traits
Name a limiting factor that kept the human population low
1. Food was not always readily available
2. Diseases were rampant
Name the other term used to describe dead material
detritus
What is the main difference between phytoplankton and zooplankton?
phytoplankton are producers whereas zooplankton are consumers
Name all the steps of the scientific method
1. Define a question
2. Form a hypothesis
3. Gather data
4. Analyze data
5. Draw a conclusion
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What are the important characteristics of a population?
Geographic distribution, density, dispersion, growth rate, age structure
Describe what happens when plants move in in a primary succession
pioneer species attach to a rock and help create soil, grasses take hold of the soil, shrubs grow as small species, softwood trees take over, hardwood trees take over and establish a climax community
List the ocean zones from surface to ocean floor in order
Epipelagic zone, mesopelagic zone, bathypelagic zone, abyssopelagic zone, hadopelagic zone