Bio Test 9/23 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Levels of Life | Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, Biosphere |
Hydrothermal Vents | Release energy and hydrogen sulfide. Animals eat bacteria |
Biosphere | Sum of all the planet's ecosystems |
Habitat | Where an organism lives (Biotic and Abiotic) |
Silent Spring | Warned people about how dangerous pesticides are |
Pros of Pesticides | Gets rid of pests (good for crops) |
Cons of Pesticides | Can contaminate the plants and the food we eat |
Sunlight in Forests | Trees form a canopy that blocks sunlight |
Why can bacteria live in hot springs? | They have enzymes that work best in hot temperatures |
What causes rain in the tropics? | Warm equatorial air rises, cools and releases water content |
What causes Trade Winds? | Dry air absorbs moisture, gets spread back towards equator creating trade winds |
Solar Radiation | Input of radiant energy from the sun to earth |
Where might there be little solar radiation? | Deep in the ocean or the poles |
Where might there be a lot of solar radiation? | The equator |
Where does air move in the desert? | To the poles |
Rainshadow | On the western side of the Sierra, there is precipitation blown over from the water, and on the east side of the Sierra, it is the desert and there is no precipitation. (east side doesn’t get the rain) |
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SamNovotny
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