Abiotic vs Biotic & Cycles
The process of water moving from the earth to the atmosphere and back again is called what?
What is the water cycle?
The temperate forest is an example of which ecology level?
What is a biome?
In the desert, elf owls nest in abandoned woodpecker holes that can be found in giant cacti. What symbiotic relationship is this an example of?
What is commensalism?
This biome has very dry and extreme temperatures, from freezing to hot. Few animals can survive here.
What is the desert?
What gas do cattle and rice release that contributes to climate change?
What is methane?
What are ALL non-living features of an environment called?
What are abiotic factors?
A great white shoark off the coast of South Africa. What ecology level is this scenario an example of?
What is an organism?
A female lion stalks a gazelle. She charges and captures the prey. What symbiotic relationship is this an example of?
What is predation?
What is the area where rivers and streams flow into the oceans called?
What are estuaries?
What is the process of trees being cut down leading to an increase in carbon dioxide levels called?
What is deforestation?
What are ALL living and once-living organisms called?
What are biotic factors?
The marine iguanas, finches, volcanic rock, ocean currents, and other living and non-living things in the Galapagos Islands. What ecology level is this scenario an example of?
What is an ecosystem?
Whales are seen having barnacles attached to them, creating a home site for the barnacle. What symbiotic relationship is this?
What is commensalism?
Which biome do we live in?
What is the temperate forest?
What is the increase in the Earth's global average temperature called?
What is global warming?
The continuous movement of nitrogen through Earth's atmosphere, soil, water, and living organisms is called what?
What is the Nitrogen Cycle?
What is a group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time called?
What is a population?
A barracuda takes a heads-up posture near a coral to let the cleaner fish, living in the coral, know that it's safe for them to come out and clean its gills. What symbiotic relationship is this an example of?
What is mutualism?
These aquatic ecosystems are often called lentic ecosystems because they have still or standing waters.
What are ponds and lakes?
What is greenhouse gases?
Light, temperatire, soil, and water are all examples of what?
What are abiotic factors?
Any place on earth where life is found, including the deepest parts of the ocean and the tallest mountain tops. What ecology level is this scenario an example of?
What is the biosphere?
A tapeworm lives in the human intestines and eats digested food. What symbiotic relationship is this an example of?
What is parasitism?
This biome is very cold and has snow most of the year. Animals are well adapted to the cold. Most trees are coniferous. What biome is this?
What is the Taiga?
What is the long-term shift in temperature and weather patterns called?
What is climate change?