Sammons Energy Quiz Hull Ms 2019

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Ecology

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the study of the interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment

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Organism

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a living thing; anything that can carry out life process independently

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Habitat

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a place where an organism lives and provides the organism with its needs/resources

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population

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a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area

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biology

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the study of life

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community

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all of the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

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food web

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a diagram that shows the complex feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem; shows overlapping food chains

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ecosystem

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a community of organisms and their abiotic, or nonliving, environment

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biosphere

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the part of Earth where life exists

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biotic

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describes living factors in the environment

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abiotic factor

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describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature

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species

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a group of organisms that are closely related and can mate to produce fertile offspring

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abiotic

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Soil, rocks, climate, water, gases, & sunlight are ___________ factors.

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biotic

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Plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, & protists are ____________ factors.

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producer

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A p___________ is an organism that can make its own food by using energy from it’s surroundings.

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autotroph

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An a_____________ is an organism that can make its own food by using energy from it’s surroundings.

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consumer

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A c_____________ is an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter.

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heterotroph

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A h_____________ is an organism that eats other organisms or organic matter.

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Food chain

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shows the pathway of energy transferred from one organism to the next

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Energy pyramid

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a triangular diagram that shows how much energy istransferred between feeding levels in a food web; shows an ecosystem's loss ofenergy, which results as energy passes through the ecosystem's food web; ONLY 10% ofenergy is transferred from one level to the next

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Predator

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an animal that kills and eats all or parts of another animal

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Prey

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an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

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glucose

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Producers make and use these food molecules, which break down in the form of sugars.

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Scavenger

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acarnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms / carcasses

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water

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What do all living things need? (It is the most abundant chemical in living things.)

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space

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What is a resource plants need in order for their roots to grow in the soil?

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glucose and oxygen

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the 2 products of photosynthesis

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oxygen

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a gas made by producers/autotrophs through photosynthesis

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carbon dioxide

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a gas made by consumers/heterotrophs (through process of cellular respiration)

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adaptation

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a physical or behavioral trait that allows an organism to survive or reproduce

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predation

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theact of an animal hunting, killing, tearing flesh, and eating another animal

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Herbivore

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SECOND level of energy pyramid

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sun

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powers the process of photosynthesis

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sun

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energy source for all ecosystems in the world

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sun

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direct energy source for producers

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limiting factors

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food, space, weather, disease, predators, and physical barriers can keep a population from increasing

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Omnivore

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an animal that eats both plants and animals

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niche

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an organism’s particular role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living, or its job

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algae

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the producer of water, providing oxygen and food for water-dwelling consumers

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over-population

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occurs when a population exceeds its carrying capacity for that ecosystem

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resources

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all biotic and abiotic factors that an organismdepends on for survival

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competition

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the struggle between organisms to survive with limitedresources

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photosynthesis

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process by which plants, algae, and some bacteriause sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food

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carrying capacity

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the largest population (of one species) that anenvironment can support

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Carnivore

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an animal that eats meat (other animals)

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Decomposers

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organisms that help in recycling matter in the environment

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Producer

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FIRST level of energy pyramid

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Carnivore

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THIRD level of energy pyramid

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Decomposers

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organisms that return important nutrients to the soil and water

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Non-native

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species that have been introduced into new areas which have not previously been part of their native range

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Non-native

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type of species that has arrived in an ecosystem by human activity

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Invasive

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a type of species that is non-native to an ecosystem and it causes HARM

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Decomposers

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Bacteria and Fungi are the two most important ________________ .

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base

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What section of an energy pyramid contains the most energy? (base or top)

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herbivore

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organisms that eat plants or algae

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Stable

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type of ecosystem that has equilibrium, even in the face of disturbance

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Biotic

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the following are ________ factors: a population of animals; types of trees; number of insect species

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Abiotic

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the following are ____________ factors: rich soil; amount of precipitation

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Prey Adaptations

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physical or behavioral characteristics that allow organisms (eaten by predators) to survive or reproduce; Examples: camoflouge, speed, good sense of hearing, etc.

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Predator Adaptations

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physical or behavioral characteristics that allow organisms to survive or reproduce by hunting; Examples: Sharp claws, sharp teeth, strong jaws, ambush techniques, speed, camoflouge, etc.