ecology

Question 1

what is ecology

Answer 1

biotic & abiotic interacting

Question 2

define interdependence

Answer 2

Everything depends on other living and non living elements to survive

Question 3

what are the big 5 in the game of life

Answer 3

the sun, producers, consumers, decomposers, and abiotic material

Question 4

what do producers do

Answer 4

make their own food

Question 5

what do consumers do

Answer 5

must eat other organisms for food/energy

Question 6

what do decomposers do

Answer 6

breakdown materials in an ecosystem

Question 7

what is a food chain

Answer 7

organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

Question 8

what is a food web

Answer 8

all food chains of an ecosystem

Question 9

what is a food pyramid

Answer 9

organisms in an ecosystem grouped by trophic level

Question 10

what is the 10% rule

Answer 10

only 10% of energy makes it to the next level because 90% was used

Question 11

what are the ethical concerns? (there’s 3)

Answer 11

animal rights, human rights, and health concerns

Question 12

define consumer democracy

Answer 12

influencing companies by buying / not buying certain products

Question 13

how do nutrients cycle?

Answer 13

energy follow a one way path: sun —-> living organisms —-> heat —-> atmosphere

Question 14

what is the water cycle

Answer 14

Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, Precipitation, and Collection.

Question 15

how much nitrogen do we breathe in

Answer 15

78%

Question 16

how much oxygen do we breathe in

Answer 16

21%

Question 17

how much carbon dioxide do we breathe in

Answer 17

.042%

Question 18

define carbon cycle

Answer 18

carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

Question 19

define the nitrogen cycle

Answer 19

unusable nitro is in the air then it becomes bacteria so plants can use it which would lead to animals eating it and humans eating animals/plants (air nitrogen > bacteria makes use of it > animal eats > human eats animal/plants)

Question 20

why is George Washington Carver famous

Answer 20

promoted the understanding of the nitrogen cycle & encouraged crop rotation

Question 21

define desertification

Answer 21

something becoming desert

Question 22

what is a niche

Answer 22

includes all of the species’ requirements

Question 23

what are the 4 categories of symbiosis

Answer 23

mutualism, parasitism, commensalism, and predation

Question 24

define mutualism

Answer 24

occurs when both species benefit

Question 25

define parasitism

Answer 25

one thing lives on another species

Question 26

define commensalism

Answer 26

occurs when one species benefits

Question 27

define predation

Answer 27

one organism feeds upon the other

Question 28

name the 6 biomes

Answer 28

rain forest, temperate, taiga, desert, grasslands, tundra

Question 29

define tundra

Answer 29

moist, thin topsoil over permafrost; mosses

Question 30

define taiga

Answer 30

low in nutrients, evergreen trees

Question 31

define temperate

Answer 31

moist, moderately thick topsoils, low in nutrients; broad-leaved trees

Question 32

define rain forest

Answer 32

most, thin topsoil, very rich in nutrients; broad leaved evergreen trees

Question 33

define grasslands

Answer 33

prairie; rich fertile soil

Question 34

desert

Answer 34

extreme daily temp. fluctuations