Organisation
The ability to develop and grow
The ability to respond to the environment
The ability to reproduce
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What are the three (3) types of symbiosis?
Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism
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What is an organisms niche?
A niche is an organisms role in its habitat
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What is a food web made up of?
Many different consumers and producers; a bunch of different food chains
100
How much fresh water is on the Earth? How much of that percent can we drink?
3% - 1%
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Who began to use the microscope to look at all types of materials and who named the cell?
Robert Hooke
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What is an example of parasitism?
A tick on a dog - one organism benifits and the other is harmed
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What is the difference between a community and a population?
A community is a group of different types of organisms living together in an ecosystem; a population is a group of organisms, that live together, in which are the same species
200
What is a decomposer?
An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal matter into simpler compounds
200
What happens in condensation?
Water vapor changes into liquid water, forming clouds
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What are the three (3) concepts of cell theory?
Every thing is made up of one or more cells
Cells carry out the functions needed to support life
Cells come from only other cells
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What are two reasons that organisms would compete?
For the remains of a dead organism, and over territory
300
What is an example of a pattern in space?
An example of a pattern in living space is the creosote bush evenly spacing out their roots exactly 4-feet away from each other
300
What do the arrows show on a food chain/food web?
The arrows show the flow of energy from one organism to another
300
Explain a cycle
A cycle is a series of events that happens over and over again
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What type of cell is an animal cell?
Eukaryote
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What is the type of animal that would get eaten in an ecosystem?
Prey
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What are the two northernmost biomes?
Tundra & Tiaga
400
On the energy pyramid, what does the bottom section represent and what happens to the energy as you go up the pyramid?
The bottom section represents producers and the energy decreases as you go up the energy pyramid
400
How does lightning affect the nitrogen cycle?
It fixes the nitrogen and lets it go in the ground and be used in the soil
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Looking at a slide of a cell, how would you know that you were looking at an animal cell or a plant cell?
A plant cell is rectangular
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What is cooperation?
Cooperation is an interaction in which organisms work in a way that benifits them all
500
What are coniferous trees?
Trees that don't loose their leaves in the winter, keep their leaves all year round and continuosly keep producing food
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What is the third level of consumer called?
Tertiary Consumer
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What does the decay of once living organisms do in the carbon cycle?
They create more carbon in the air through combustion and also creates fossil fuels