Interactions
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Energy
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SI Units
100
A community of living organisms interacting with each other and the physical (non-living) environment
What is an ecosystem?
100
the presence of substances in the environment that produce undesirable impacts
What is pollution?
100
A chemical reaction where plants convert solar energy into biologically available energy in the form of glucose
What is photosynthesis?
100
What is one nutritional or environmental benefit of eating crickets
100
What is the SI unit for length?
meter (m)
200
Any type of close, long-term relationship between two different organisms
What is symbiosis?
200
Describe two different human activities that cause pollution.
200
Why do plants need roots?
To absorb water and nutrients from the soil; for stability
200
According to the film Food Inc., which corporation is the largest buyer of potatoes and other food products in the United States?
McDonalds
200
What is the SI unit for mass?
kilogram (kg)
300
A relationship between two organisms where one organisms benefits at the expense of the other (e.g., fleas on a dog)
What is parasitism?
300
What does AQI measure?
air quality / air pollution / the concentration of specific contaminants in the air
300
What percentage of energy is passed (transferred) between trophic levels in an energy pyramid?
ten percent
300
Why do different biomes exist in different parts of the planet? What 2 factors determine which biome exists in a given place?
300
What is the SI unit for temperature?
Kelvin (K)
400
Name (or point to) one consumer in the food web diagram below.
the hawk, the rabbit, the mouse
400
Which pollutant is primarily responsible for global warming?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
400
Describe one way the presence of large forests help to mitigate (protect against) the process of global warming.
Plants sequester carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
400
What are the two most common gases in the atmosphere?
nitrogen and oxygen
400
Name one derived SI unit.
Newtons (N) measure force
Joules (J) measure energy
Watts (W) measure power
Hertz (hz) measure frequency
500
What is the difference between a heterotroph and an autotroph? Name one example of each.
A heterotroph is an organism that must consume other organisms to obtain food (e.g., a tiger). A heterotroph is an organism that can produce its own food (e.g., a photosynthetic plant).
500
What is the name of this type of pollution? (OR: can you name one of the pollutants involved in its formation?)
Photochemical smog; formed when nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds react with sunlight to produce ozone; NOx and VOCs are primary pollutants in this example, ozone is a secondary pollutant
500
Write the equation for the photosynthesis reaction.
500
What is the main food source for cows, pigs, and other livestock?
corn
500
Convert 745 mm to meters
0.745 m