Biotic/Biosphere
Carrying Capacity
Biodiversity
Photosynthesis/Cellular Respiration
Ecology
100
1. List the other spheres aside from the Biosphere. Define each one (pg 10)
Geosphere: rocks, mountains
Hydrosphere: water
Atmosphere: air
Anthrosphere: human
100
5. How would a natural disaster affect an area's carrying capacity? (pg 35)
Carrying Capacity decreases because there is less food and other resources
100
11. If organisms are leaving/dying in an area, what is that doing to the biodiversity of that area? (pg 32)
Biodiversity is decreasing
100
16. Where is ATP made within the cell? (which organelle?) (pg 114)
Mitochondria
100
21. Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web
Food chain: the series of energy being consumed
Food web: several food chains together
200
2. List how the biosphere is organized, from smallest to largest (1-5). pg 11
Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere
200
6. Identify three things that are density-independent limiting factors. (pg 36)
Weather
Natural Disasters
Human Activity
200
12. What is a climax community? (pg 50)
the final stage of succession with several different species
200
17. What is the difference between thylakoid and mitochondria? (pg 98)
Thylakoid: where photosynthesis takes place
Mitochondria: where cellular respiration takes place
200
24. A _____________ consumer eats/consumes Secondary Consumers.
tertiary
300
3. List 3 biotic factors and three abiotic factors. (pg 12)
Biotic: plants, animals, humans
Abiotic: air, water, sunlight
300
7. Identify three things that are density-dependent limiting factors. (pg 36)
Competition
Predation
Parasitism/Diseases
300
13. If biodiversity is high, what does this mean for the stability of the ecosystem? (pg 49)
When biodiversity is high, the ecosystem is very stable
300
18. What are the inputs for Cellular Respiration? The outputs? (pg 113)
Inputs: Oxygen, Glucose
Outputs: Water, Carbon Dioxide, ATP
300
26. If a snake has 4623.1 J of energy, how much did the rat have before it was eaten?
46, 231 J of energy
400
4. How do scientists measure population density (formula)? (pg 26)
# of individuals
______________
area
400
8. What type of population growth do we see when resources are abundant? (pg 34)
Exponential Growth
400
10. When does primary succession begin? When does secondary succession begin? (pg 50-52)
Primary Succession--> begins with rock
Secondary Succession--> begins with natural disaster like a fire
400
19. What organisms undergo the process of cellular respiration? Photosynthesis? (Pg 96 & 114)
Cellular Respiration: plants & animals
Photosynthesis: plants
400
27. What is the difference between a heterotroph and an autotroph?
Autotroph: an organism that receives energy from the sun
Heterotroph: an organism that consumes other organisms