Module 1
A model of all of the feeding relationships in an ecosystem.
food web
All of the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time.
Population
What biome has the highest biodiversity?
rainforest
These cells have a nucleus and are large and complex.
Eukaryotes
An organism's genetic material.
DNA
The part of the Earth where all living things are found.
biosphere
What's the interaction?
Buzzards often circle above predators following a hunt, waiting for the scraps of food they'll leave behind.
Commensalism
This refers to evidential changes in climate patterns over time.
climate change or global warming
Control center of the cell.
nucleus
A section of a chromosome that code for a particular trait or traits.
gene
As you move upward, from level to level, in an energy pyramid, available energy (increases/decreases).
Decreases
The balance between different parts of the ecosystem.
What biome would have the lowest biodiversity?
tundra
List all three parts of the cell theory (100 points EACH).
1. All cells come from pre-existing cells.
2. Cells are the smallest living unit of structure and function.
3. All living things are made of one or more cells.
The effect of a plant growing toward or away from a stimulus.
tropism
Photosynthesis is the process in which plants use energy from light to produce __________.
Food
Ecological succession occurring in an already established ecosystem.
secondary succession
The diversity of habitats and living/nonliving components in an area.
ecosystem diversity
Organelle found in plant cells that functions in photosynthesis
chloroplast
Chemical substances released by organisms, often to attract a mate.
pheromones
Cellular respiration takes in ________ and ________ and releases ________ and _________.
Oxygen, food; Carbon dioxide, energy
Anything that restricts the size of a population.
Limiting Factor
The process of restoring land disturbed by mining or other processes.
reclamation
Structures in a eukaryotic cell that perform specific functions
Organelles
__________ is physical traits.
__________ is the specific genetic makeup.
Name both. All or nothing. No stealing (because it's a 50/50 shot).
Phenotype
Genotype