Final exam Flashcards
The organisms of one species living together in the same place at the same time are a __________
Population
As an organism moves out of a habitat or community it is referred to as __________
Emigration
Name an abiotic factor of an environment
- air
- water
A bear that eats. Wild goat is considered to be a _________ _______
Secondary consumer
A deer eats grass, then a human eats the deer. How much energy does the human get???
1%
A population graph that shows an ecosystems carrying capacity is called a ________ graph
Logistic
In order to find the number of crickets in Shadyside, I counted the number of crickets in 80 square feet then i multiplied it by 178. This rough estimate is called _____ _______ _____
Large sample count
Name some limiting factors
Food
Water
Human Impact
When two species are competing over resources and one gets eliminated, this is called ___________ __________
Competitive exclusion
Herbivores have developed very strong stomachs to be able to eat plants, and plants have developed thorns in order to warn off herbivores. This is called __________ ________
Behavioral adaption
Decaying matter found in soil is called _____
Humus
During photosynthesis, light energy becomes __________ energy
Chemical
Nitrogen is the necessary ingredient of ________
Proteins
Nitrogen is used by _______ and _______
Plants and animals
Cracks in the earth’s crust leading to the bottom of the ocean can release hot water containing compounds, what is the name of this crack???
Hydrothermal vent
The crack in the earth’s crust releases _______ into the ocean
Sulfur
The process of using chemical to create energy rich molecules is called _______________
Chemosynthesis
Deforestation may be a cause of ______ _______
global warming
name three major influences on climate
large bodies of water
ocean currents
large cities
moderate temperatures are a characteristic of what climate zone?
temperate zone
seasons are caused differences in daylight, temperature , and weater patterns due to ____ __ ______
tilt of the earth
earth can be cooled greatly by _________ ___________
volcanic eruptions
f there is 24 hours of consecutive darkness then ___________
it is winter in the polar region
solar energy hits these regions at a low angle
polar region
name three things that a climate classification system divides regions according to
temperature
types of plants found there
amount of precipitation
what do geological records indicate
in the past 2 million years, glaciers covered large parts of earth
how is climate different from weather
climate change less frequently
name a gas that increases the greenhouse effect
carbon dioxide
if there were o greenhouse effect then earth’s surface would ……….
be too cold for life to exist
earth’s atmosphere is warmed by the greenhouse effect because heat is radiated from earth’s surface is __________ by gases in the atmosphere
absorbed
climate is weather that ……..
is averaged over a long period of time
the rays of the sun strike earth most directly at _______
the equator
which climate one receives the most solar radiation?
the tropics
a behavioral adaption in which animals undergo a period of greatly reduced activity in winter is ___________
hibernation
climatologists use a classification system developed in 1918 by ______
Köppen
Name a biotic feature of an environment
- fungi
- bird
