Ecology Review

Behaviors

100

Peacocks showing off their feathers is an example of:

courtship behavior

200

A lion cub practicing catching small prey like its mother does is an example of:

learned behavior

300

What is the difference between hibernation and estivation?

Hibernation: response to cold

Estivation: response to heat

400

Ants and termites release chemicals that trigger a social response in their colonies called: 

pheromones

500

Movement towards a light source is called:

Phototaxis

Learning

100

Pavlov's experiment of associating the sound of bells with food is an example of:

Classical conditioning

200

Trying all options until one works is called:

Trial and error 

300

Behavior strengthened or weakened based on reward or punishment:

operant conditioning

400

Decreasing or ceasing to respond to a stimulus over time:

habituation

500

Applying prior knowledge to a new situation

Insight learning

Ecosystems 1

100

The study of interactions between organisms and their environments:

Ecology

200

Living influences on an ecosystem:

Nonliving influences on an ecosystem:

Biotic

Abiotic

300

Relationship where one organism benefits, one is unaffected.

Commensalism

400

Each point/layer on a food chain or food web represents a: 

trophic level

500

An increase or build-up of substances, such as pesticides, in organisms as you move higher on the food chain. 

Biomagnification

Ecosystems 2

100

Relationship where both organisms benefit. 

Mutualism

200

A diagram containing multiple food chains

Food web

300

Maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can support

Carrying capacity

400

Political policies and everyday practices such as recycling, energy saving, planting trees:

Conservation

500

What is the difference between a nonnative species and an invasive species?

Invasive species are harmful to the environment

Reloop

100

Which macromolecule provides waxy/waterproof coatings?

Lipids

200

Organelle where proteins are synthesized

Ribosomes

300

Chemical equation for cellular respiration:

C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂ --> 6CO₂ + 6H₂O + 36 ATP

400

How do enzymes speed up chemical reactions?

By lowering the activation energy

500

Stem cells changing shape into a specific type of cell is called:

That new cells ability to carry out its function is called:

Differentiation

Specialization