Characteristics of Life
Science Skills
Food Webs
Organization
Biogeochemical Cycles
100
Something that causes a response
stimulus
100
Observations that include numbers
Quantitiatve
100
Organisms that make their own food by photosynthesis
autotrophs
100
This term describes all the land, air, and water where living organisms live
biosphere
100
The evaporation of water through the leaves of plants
transpiration
200
These type of cells make up multicellular organisms and have a nucleus. Examples include plants and animals
Eukaryotes
200
The independent variable is usually numbers, and will be found on this axis of a graph
X axis
200
The amount of energy passed from one trophic level to the next
10%
200
A group of more than two populations.
A community
200
Carbon can be found in natural gas, coal, and oil that have been buried in sediment thousands of years. What are these examples of?
fossil fuels
300
This term is used to describe the taking in food and using it as energy. Also explained as the build up and break down of molecules
metabolism
300
We measured the amount of rain in cm over a 5 day period. What is the dependent variable?
amount of rain (cm)
300
As matter and energy is passed from one trophic level to the next, what is lost to the environment
heat
300
This level of organization includes all living and non-living factors
ecosystem
300
The process in which plants and animals release carbon dioxide.
respiration
400
The maintaining of a stable, internal environment in organisms; example would be temperature
Homeostasis
400
What type of graph will be made if you are studying change over time?
line
400
The consumer level that will get their energy by eating a rabbit
secondary
400
Wind, rain, temperature, soil type, and humidity are examples of this environmental factor
abiotic
400
The useable form of nitrogen that plants use
nitrate
500
This characteristic occurs in populations. Organisms that are advantaged will most likely survive and reproduce
Adaptation
500
Identify 3 factors that make this a poor graph.
1. no title
2. no label/units
3. spacing
500 points for all three
400 points for two
200 points for one
500
The top predator of a food chain; may not have a natural predator
Apex
500
This level of organization can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
species
(individual is not acceptable answer)
500
The most likely place phosphorus is found in the environment
sedimentary rock