_________ are communities of organisms and their abiotic environment
What is ecosystem?
100
Food
What is biotic?
100
Which term best describes the establishment of a new community of organisms after a volcano?
What is secondary succession?
100
What is the main reason for concern about the destruction of coral reefs related to global warming?
What is hundreds of organisms depend on the coral reefs?
100
___________is a product of photosynthesis and a requirement for cellular respiration
What is glucose?
200
The number of species that live in a certain area is the most common measure of ______.
What is biodiversity?
200
Trees
What is Biotic?
200
____________ is an interaction within an ecosystem is characterized by gradual change from one community of organisms to another
What is a succession?
200
A gradual change in environment caused by a decrease in the overall amount of rainfall received would do what to plant population
What is decrease?
200
are groups of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed
What is population?
300
The biggest threat to biodiversity is ______________.
What is habitat loss?
300
Frequent winds
What is Abiotic
300
Key deer are found on the islands of the Florida Keys and feed on the native trees. What is MOST likely to happen to populations of Key deer if the forests are cleared where they live?
What is population will decrease?
300
________ is a mechanism helps carbon to cycle from the atmosphere to living organisms
What is photosynthesis ?
300
The process of two species evolving in response to long-term interactions with each other is called
What is co evolution?
400
Wheat>Mouse>Snake>Owl
Which organism in this food chain has the MOST available energy?
What is wheat?
400
Predators
What is biotic
400
A research scientist writes a paper on the initial regrowth of forest after a fire has damaged the entire ecosystem. What is this paper an example of?
What is secondary succession?
400
What natural disaster is least likely to cause major damage to a prairie ecosystem?
What is a earthquake?
400
is the selective breeding of organisms, by humans, for specific desirable characteristics
What is artificial selection
500
How does the energy in each trophic level of an energy pyramid compare to the energy in preceding level? In percent
What is 10% of the energy from the level below it
500
DAILY DOUBLE!
Producer
500
Which of these natural disasters is LEAST likely to cause major damage to a prairie ecosystem?
A. a flood
B. a tornado
C. a hurricane
D. an earthquake
What is an earthquake
500
is the process by which individuals that have favorable variations and are better adapted to their environment survive and reproduce more successfully than less well adapted individuals do
What is natural selection?
500
_____________in the area determines the types of plants that will grow in that area with varying root depth and grass height