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26. What does abiotic mean? Non-living
27. The base of the ocean's food chains is formed by: Plankton
28. What are the abiotic factors in marine ecosystems?
1. Water temp.
2. Water depth
3. Amount of sunlight
29. Name and describe the 4 levels of the
ocean: (only have to describe 1 & 4)
1 intertidal – where the water meets land
2 neritic
3 oceanic
4 benthic – ocean floor
30. What is the main abiotic factor of a freshwater ecosystem? How quickly the water flows
31. An ecosystem with wet soil, willow trees, and orchids is likely? Swamp
32. A lake may become a forest
when : it becomes filled
with sediment
33. Most of the nutrients in a tropical rain forest are found in plants, so what kind of soil does
it have? Poor, lacking nutrients
34. From your text book, list 4 lab safety rules?
1. no running in lab
2. no food or drink in lab
3. keep hair and jewelry pulled back
4. do not begin without instruction from teacher
36. What is the difference between biotic and abiotic?
Biotic – living
Abiotic - nonliving
37. Organisms belonging to the SAME species living together in the same area at the same time are:
Population
38. The ------
is the part of the earth where life exists. Biosphere
39. Nature's recyclers are: Decomposers
40. In a food web, the arrow means: Gives energy to
41. Model airplanes, baby dolls and maps are examples of which type of model? Physical Models
42. In an experiment, the variable that I can intentionally change is the:
Independent
43. In an experiment, the variable that does not change is the:
Constant
44. What is data? Info Gathered
45. An example of experimental error is:
46. The biome that we live in is: Temperate Deciduous Forest
47. Where do we graph the dependent variable: Y axis
48.When you make a graph, what all should the graph include? Title, labels,
units