Food Chain, Web, Pyramid
What does an energy pyramid show?
An energy pyramid shows how much energy passes from one organism to another in a food chain.
What is the Water Cycle?
A process in which water on Earth in cycled over and over.
What is the definition of biotic?
a living thing
List the four spheres of the Earth
hydrosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and atmosphere
What is the nearest planet to the sun?
Mercury
What does a food chain show?
Food chains show the direction of energy flow between organisms.
The first step of the Water Cycle is...
Evaporation
Define photosynthesis
a process in which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food
What does the Biosphere include?
Living plants and animals
What is the largest animal known?
Blue Whale
What is a food web, what does it show?
A food web has all of the paths that energy can take through an ecosystem. They show how energy flows through the producers and consumers.
Rain, sleet, hail, and snow are all examples of what stage of the Water Cycle?
precipitaon
Define deforestation
deforestation is the clearing of forests or trees for non-forest use.
What is ATMO Greek for?
Air
How long does a human red blood cell survive? (days)
120 days
What is most useful to show interdependence and competition? Why?
Food Web because they show all paths of energy flow and many different options of what animals eat.
Clouds are formed during which stage of the Water Cycle?
condensation
Define interdependence
together relying on each other in an ecosystem
What erodes the land bringing nutrients to lakes. Which two spheres are working together?
Geo and hydro
True or false – lightning is hotter than the sun.
true
A certain habitat includes grass, beetles, bluebirds, squirrels, coyotes, owls, and cougars. What would be the effect if the bluebird population decreased?
Population of coyotes and owls would decrease, while the population of beetles would increase.
List the correct order of the Water Cycle.
evaporation, condensation, precipitation, (water runoff), and collection
Define what a predator is and what a prey is.
Predator is an animal that eats another animal. A prey is an animals that is eaten by another animal.
The remains of dead plants and animals get buried under soil and can form coal and soil over a long period of time. What two spheres are interacting.
Geo and bio
This jungle animal, when in groups, is referred to as an ambush. What kind of animal is this?
tiger