Question | Answer |
If the population of turtles in a pond goes from 3 to 5 to 4 to 3 to 4 to 5, what would the carrying capacity be for turtles in the pond? | 4 |
grass -> bunny -> wolf
If bunny is removed, what population will increase? | grass |
the shark gets cleaned, little fish get a meal--- What type of symbiotic relationship is this? | mutualism |
a bird get shelter in a tree, the tree gets nothing (good or bad) -- what symbiotic relationship is this? | commensailism |
If an environment goes through ecological succession to a completely different ecosystem, how will remaining species change to fit the new environment? | Over many generations, the species will change to suit the new environment. |
A tick on a dog is an example of what type relationship? | parasitic |
What does the arrow of a food chain represent? | flow of energy |
What else should you study? | Vocabulary, biome map, food web pages, 2 study guides and mini lesson question and answers. . |
What relationship is it when one organism benefits and the other is harmed? | parasitism |
When making a decision about new technology or construction, we should do what? | Investigate and consider risks and benefits of the project |
How have humans impacted the carbon cycle? | Drilling or mining fossil fuels then burning them |
Which of the following will we face in the future if we do not act more responsibly in regard to our environment? | More extinction, pollution and weather changes |
What are positive impacts of technology in the area of energy production? | Using renewable sources to produce energy (wind, water, solar) |
What is an example of a behavioral adaptation? | I squirrel running up a tree from danger |
What happens if a nonnative species is introduced into a n ecosystem? | An unbalance in the ecosystem |
What are some nonrenewable resources? | Oil, coal, gas |
What is the first link in a food chain? | producer |
What limiting factors can limit a population? | lack of food, water, space, predators, etc |
What do scientists mean when they refer to a population? | all the interbreeding members of a certain species in an ecosystem |
The sun, water, and soil are examples of what type of factor in an ecosystem? | abiotic |
What will help you learn what continents to find which biomes in? | Biome map -- study it |
What is a continuous body of water that covers more than 70 percent of the Earths surface? | marine ecosystem |
What biome is cold dry and treeless? | tundra |
What biome has trees with broad thin leaves such as beeches, maples, and oaks? | deciduous forest |
What is an area of land, that for at least part of the year is covered by shallow water? | wetland |
What are some resources humans get from the environment? | timber, food, water |
What are nonliving and natural conditions creating positive and negative changes in the environment? | environmental factors |
What is the wise and careful use of resources to make them last? | conservation |
What type of species is NOT born or reared in a particular area or place; NOT an original or indigenous inhabitant? | nonnative species |
What is an action or a reaction of an organism in response to external or internal stimuli that help an organism to survive the environment? | behavioral adapation |
What is the number of individuals a given environment can support? | carrying capacity |
What is a condition that determines the survival of an organism, population, or species in am environment? | limiting factor |
What do we call a species that is at risk, but not yet endangered? | threatened |
What is the instinctive movement of a population of organisms from one place to another? | migration |
What are all living and nonliving things in a given area called? | an ecosystem |
What is a group of the same species living in the same place at the same time? | population |
What do we call all of the living things in an ecosystem? | biotic |
What is the place that an organism lives in a community? | habitat |
What is the role a species plays in a community? | niche |
What is the part of the earth that supports life; including the top portion of the crust and the atmosphere? | biosphere |
What are the organisms that cannot make their own food? | consumers |