BIO100 KEY CONCEPTS-INTRODUCTION-
... • Plants loose water through leaves • Some of this is necessary to get water to leaves for photosynthesis – But too much water loss is bad ...
... • Plants loose water through leaves • Some of this is necessary to get water to leaves for photosynthesis – But too much water loss is bad ...
Chapter 2: Principles of Ecology
... Trophic levels and food chains Trophic level: A feeding level in an ecosystem Food chain: lineup of organisms that shows who eats who o Shows how matter and energy move through an ...
... Trophic levels and food chains Trophic level: A feeding level in an ecosystem Food chain: lineup of organisms that shows who eats who o Shows how matter and energy move through an ...
The Animal Kingdom
... Would a horse and a zebra belong to the same species? Why or why not? Might they be members of the same genus? Why or why not? Would a dog and a wolf belong to the same species? Why or why not? Might they be members of the same genus? Why or why not? ...
... Would a horse and a zebra belong to the same species? Why or why not? Might they be members of the same genus? Why or why not? Would a dog and a wolf belong to the same species? Why or why not? Might they be members of the same genus? Why or why not? ...
Name Date Biology Mid-Term Study Guide – Chapters 1
... like adding ladybugs to eat aphids so they do not damage your crops. 27. Two things that biodiversity indirectly supplies us with are __________________and _____________________. 28. ____________________diversity is the type of diversity in which there are a lot of different species within a biologi ...
... like adding ladybugs to eat aphids so they do not damage your crops. 27. Two things that biodiversity indirectly supplies us with are __________________and _____________________. 28. ____________________diversity is the type of diversity in which there are a lot of different species within a biologi ...
Chapter 4: ECOSYSTEMS AND COMMUNITIES
... • Ecology is the study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment. The environment includes abiotic (nonliving) and biotic (living) factors. • Organisms are dependent upon their environments for energy and matter. • Population growth rate is how fast a population change ...
... • Ecology is the study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment. The environment includes abiotic (nonliving) and biotic (living) factors. • Organisms are dependent upon their environments for energy and matter. • Population growth rate is how fast a population change ...
Name - Humble ISD
... a. Was there a large enough _______________________? b. Although no experimental set-up can be perfect, were the ___________________________ minimized? c. Was there only __________________________ tested? 3. Is the experiment ____________________? F. Constructing a Theory A scientific theory is an e ...
... a. Was there a large enough _______________________? b. Although no experimental set-up can be perfect, were the ___________________________ minimized? c. Was there only __________________________ tested? 3. Is the experiment ____________________? F. Constructing a Theory A scientific theory is an e ...
Chapter 3 Lecture #2 How Ecosystems Work
... • Due to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, energy is lost at each level of the pyramid. • 10% Rule (Energy / Biomass) - as an organism is consumed, about 90% of the energy at each trophic level is lost or used up along the way (as heat in metabolic processes). • Only about 10% of the energy becomes ...
... • Due to the Second Law of Thermodynamics, energy is lost at each level of the pyramid. • 10% Rule (Energy / Biomass) - as an organism is consumed, about 90% of the energy at each trophic level is lost or used up along the way (as heat in metabolic processes). • Only about 10% of the energy becomes ...
Populations and Ecosystems Limiting Factors
... population of shrimp. Predation can occur at any stage in the life cycle of an organism, including eggs and seeds, young, mature, and old. Populations are limited by removal of individuals as they are eaten. Diseases limit populations in the same way. Even though we don’t usually think of a large a ...
... population of shrimp. Predation can occur at any stage in the life cycle of an organism, including eggs and seeds, young, mature, and old. Populations are limited by removal of individuals as they are eaten. Diseases limit populations in the same way. Even though we don’t usually think of a large a ...
ORGANISMS AND POPULATIONS
... Surface area and volume ratio – In smaller organisms the surface area is large as compared to the volume. But in large animal this ratio is small. So, the larger animals effectively controls the body temp erature. (iv) Migration : The organisms can move away temporarily from the stressful habitat to ...
... Surface area and volume ratio – In smaller organisms the surface area is large as compared to the volume. But in large animal this ratio is small. So, the larger animals effectively controls the body temp erature. (iv) Migration : The organisms can move away temporarily from the stressful habitat to ...
How Do Organisms in an Ecosystem Interact
... Extinction is still happening today. Extinct animals can be studied using fossils. Extinct plants are very different from all plants living today. Extinction can be caused by disease. ...
... Extinction is still happening today. Extinct animals can be studied using fossils. Extinct plants are very different from all plants living today. Extinction can be caused by disease. ...
CRCT Vocabulary Review Units 1-4
... _________________Any organism that obtains its energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms and absorb their nutrients. ...
... _________________Any organism that obtains its energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms and absorb their nutrients. ...
New York State Intermediate Science Review
... However, the survival of one species does not depend on the other. ...
... However, the survival of one species does not depend on the other. ...
New York State Intermediate Science Review
... However, the survival of one species does not depend on the other. ...
... However, the survival of one species does not depend on the other. ...
Carrying Capacity
... the relationship is known as the host. The host species is usually impaired slowly over a long period of time. Parasites are usually smaller than the host species, but not always, and can live either inside the body of their host or externally. Common external parasites include fleas and mosquitoes ...
... the relationship is known as the host. The host species is usually impaired slowly over a long period of time. Parasites are usually smaller than the host species, but not always, and can live either inside the body of their host or externally. Common external parasites include fleas and mosquitoes ...
... Natural fires caused by lightning are a necessary part of secondary succession in some communities. • Minor forest fires remove accumulations of brush and deadwood that would otherwise contribute to major fires that burn out of control. • Some animal species also depend on occasional fires because t ...
CRCT Vocabulary Review Units 1-4
... _________________Any organism that obtains its energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms and absorb their nutrients. ...
... _________________Any organism that obtains its energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms and absorb their nutrients. ...
Unit IV Biodiversity
... (autotrophic plants, some protists), and consumers (some protists, fungi, heterotrophic animals). These organisms are the biotic factors, or living things, in an area. These organisms in turn, rely on the abiotic, or non-living factors in an area. Examples of abiotic factors are: salinity, climate/w ...
... (autotrophic plants, some protists), and consumers (some protists, fungi, heterotrophic animals). These organisms are the biotic factors, or living things, in an area. These organisms in turn, rely on the abiotic, or non-living factors in an area. Examples of abiotic factors are: salinity, climate/w ...
Key Experiment Probes a Future Acid Ocean 0513
... turbulent seas, eat almost anything, and defend itself from many predators — though not human gourmands — with its pincushion of tough spines. It’s one of the creatures that lured biologists to establish one of the world’s first marine research stations in 1877 at Kristineberg on Sweden’s west coast ...
... turbulent seas, eat almost anything, and defend itself from many predators — though not human gourmands — with its pincushion of tough spines. It’s one of the creatures that lured biologists to establish one of the world’s first marine research stations in 1877 at Kristineberg on Sweden’s west coast ...
5.1 Communities and ecosystems 5.1.1 Define species, habitat
... o Start with producer and add each trophic level until reaching top predator o Problems Some organisms occupy more than one trophic level Many ecosystems are not fully understood Food webs do not show change over time as populations change ...
... o Start with producer and add each trophic level until reaching top predator o Problems Some organisms occupy more than one trophic level Many ecosystems are not fully understood Food webs do not show change over time as populations change ...
Biology Spring Final Exam Review 2014
... How do you know when two organisms are members of the same species? Define evolution. What is a scientific theory? When is a genetic trait considered to be an adaptation for an organism? Generally speaking, summarize how natural selection leads to evolution. If an organism changes during its lifetim ...
... How do you know when two organisms are members of the same species? Define evolution. What is a scientific theory? When is a genetic trait considered to be an adaptation for an organism? Generally speaking, summarize how natural selection leads to evolution. If an organism changes during its lifetim ...
Ecosystems and Populations
... within an ecosystem all affect one another, acting as either an energy source, or a competitor. The abiotic component is the non-biological part of an ecosystem. This includes the climate, light level and rainfall. Some abiotic factors, such as the soil, can be altered by the presence of organisms. ...
... within an ecosystem all affect one another, acting as either an energy source, or a competitor. The abiotic component is the non-biological part of an ecosystem. This includes the climate, light level and rainfall. Some abiotic factors, such as the soil, can be altered by the presence of organisms. ...
Ecology
... – For example, all of the animals in this food web depend directly or indirectly on shrimplike animals called krill. – Krill are one example of small, swimming animals called zooplankton. ...
... – For example, all of the animals in this food web depend directly or indirectly on shrimplike animals called krill. – Krill are one example of small, swimming animals called zooplankton. ...