Populations and communities
Name at least 2 limiting factors to a population of flies in a swamp.
Living space, food, water, weather conditions.
An organism that breaks down wastes and remains of dead organisms.
Decomposer
What is needed for plants to perform photosynthesis?
Sunlight, water and carbon dioxide.
Name 4 types of nonrenewable resources
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas, Iron, Gold, Silver, Minerals, Diamonds.
The water cycle consists of these 3 stages
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation
An antelope leaving a herd is ________ An antelope joining a herd is __________
Emigration, Immigration.
What would happen if all the producers in an ecosystem died?
All organisms would either emigrate or die
In a plant, the gas exchange of CO2 and oxygen takes place here.
Stomata (Stoma)
Name 3 types of renewable energy sources.
Solar, Wind, Hydroelectric, Geothermal and Biomass
Species that are carried to new locations by people.
Exotic Species
The behaviors and physical characteristics of a species that make them able to successfully live in the their environment are called...
Adaptations
A fish cleaning dead skin and parasites off of another fish is an example of this type of symbiosis.
Mutualism
What does a seed need to germinate?
Water and warm temperature
When a population grows at an ever increasing rate this is called...
Exponential Growth
Name 3 ways that humans release CO2 into the atmosphere.
Factories, cars, fires, breathing, lawnmower, heating their home
The role or job of an organism
A Niche
Create a food chain where a fox is a third level consumer and include energy arrows.
Grass---->Insect---->Bird---->Fox
Berry---->Insect---->Chicken--->Fox
Name 4 types of animals that pollinate flowers
Birds, Bees, Bats, Butterflies and flies.
When a pond is fished a small amount each year so that all the fish are not depleted this is....
Sustainable Use and Resource Conservation are accepted responses
Photosynthesis occurs in this plant leaf organelle ______________ and produces _______________ and ________________
chloroplast glucose(sugar) and oxygen
The largest population that an area can support is called its...
Carrying Capacity
Create an energy pyramid and label each feeding level
Producer, 1st level Consumer, 2nd level consumer, third level consumer.
Draw a plant and label where the chloroplasts are located.
Chloroplasts are located on the tops of the leaves in order to collect the most sunlight.
Name 4 Factors for the exponential growth of the human population
Medicine, technology, sanitation and nutrition. Also would have accepted farming.
What are the products of cellular respiration?
Energy, Water and CO2