Terms
Non-living (abiotic)
Living (biotic)
Plants produce their own energy through which process?
Photosynthesis
The sphere containing all water on Earth.
Hydrosphere
A _______ - _____ relationship would describe an owl and a mouse.
Predator-prey
Ms. Krol holds which record at St. Joe's for track and field?
Javelin
Organisms that break down organic matter and return nutrients to the soil are called?
Decomposers
This shows the flow of energy from one organism to another in an ecosystem.
A food web
A person climbs a volcano while it's raining. What three spheres are involved?
Which type of symbiotic relationship involves one organism benefiting and the other organism being harmed?
Parasitism
Name the three SJ colours!!! (in TWO languages OTHER THAN ENGLISH)
Various answers...
Having multiple different species living in the same area is called?
Biodiversity
The complimentary process to photosynthesis in the carbon cycle, that is performed by ALL living things, is called?
Cellular Respiration
What are the two names of the sphere that includes all rocky/non-living components of the Earth?
Lithosphere/Geosphere
Describe commensalism and give an example.
One organism benefits, other is not affected. Bird nest in a tree, barnacles on a whale...
Ms. Krol has a dog. What is her dogs name and breed? (1 pt each)
Nova - Lab (great dane/german shepherd)
The three types of symbiotic relationships are?
Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism
Which organism is primarily responsible for nitrogen fixing? (turning nitrogen into useable forms)
Bacteria
What are the two types of ecosystems we discuss in this class?
Terrestrial & Aquatic
When multiple animals want the same resource it is called?
Competition
What nationality is Ms. KRóL?
Polish
Something that controls the population size (prohibits populations to stop growing) is called a?
Limiting factor
The overuse of fertilizers can lead to an overgrowth of algae in nearby bodies of water, causing harm to the ecosystem. What is this process called?
Eutrophication
Name 2 other types of ecosystems (remember the Bill Nye video from the start of the unit!!)
When multiple species want the same resource but instead of competing, they split the resource (by area, for example) it is called?
Resource partitioning
What year did St. Joes open?
1985