Lesson 1 - Biology

Question 1

What are biotic and non-biotic factors ?

Answer 1

Biotic factors are living things in the ecosystem, and abiotic factors are the non-living things in the ecosystem.

Question 2

What is ecology and what do ecologists study?

Answer 2

Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with each other, and ecologists tend to study and work outside in the environment, rather than working in laboratories.

Question 3

Describe an ecosystem and biotic and abiotic parts.

Answer 3

An ecosystem with biotic and abiotic parts includes how both biotic and abiotic factors interacts with each other in an ecosystem. For example, the biotic organisms are fish, snake, bird, whereas the abiotic organisms are soil, atmosphere.

Question 4

What is sustainability and how can it be maintained?

Answer 4

Sustainability is the ability to maintain the resources at a sustainable rate and it can be maintained if everyone on earth starts taking achievable actions as an individual.

Question 5

Describe sustainable and unsustainable ecosystems

Answer 5

Sustainable Ecosystem is an ecosystem that supports the organisms in a sustainable life
Unsustainable Ecosystem is an ecosystem that is constantly affected by human activities, natural disasters, etc

Question 6

How do humans impact sustainability?

Answer 6

Humans have huge impacts on spheres such as burning fossil fuels, oil spills, and releasing toxic gases into the atmosphere.

Question 7

What are each of the 4 spheres and how are they connected?

Answer 7

The 4 spheres are atmosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere. They are connected because spheres do not work alone, but they interact with each other.

Question 8

What is cellular respiration and photosynthesis, how are they connected?

Answer 8

Cellular respiration is the process in which an organism uses oxygen to break down molecules, and photosynthesis is the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy. They are connected because they are the opposite progresses that compliments each other.

Question 9

How do human activities disrupt the balance achieved by cellular respiration and photosynthesis?

Answer 9

Human activities such as burning fossil fuels, releasing unwanted trash into the sea, and human chopping down the trees will disruption the balance achieved by cellular respiration and photosynthesis.

Question 10

Biotic

Answer 10

Living things

Question 11

Abiotic

Answer 11

Non-living things

Question 12

Sustainability

Answer 12

ability in maintaining something at a sustainable rate

Question 13

Ecology

Answer 13

the study of how organisms interact with each other

Question 14

ecosystem

Answer 14

the interaction of biotic and abiotic factors in a specific area

Question 15

niche

Answer 15

the role of something

Question 16

equilibrium

Answer 16

a state which all forces are equal and opposite

Question 16

Biomes

Answer 16

huge ares with similar temperature and precipitation

Question 17

Chlorophyll

Answer 17

green pigment that can be found in green plants

Question 18

Photosynthesis

Answer 18

the conversion of solar energy to chemical energy

Question 19

Carbon dioxide

Answer 19

an important heat-trapping gas

Question 20

Glucose

Answer 20

the main type of sugar

Question 21

oxygen gas

Answer 21

colourless gas at a normal temperature and pressure

Question 22

Cellular respiration

Answer 22

process of organisms using oxygen to break down molecules

Question 23

Digestive System

Answer 23

a group of connected organs that work together in human’s body

Question 24

Respiratory system

Answer 24

structures in human’s body that allows us to breath

Question 25

Producers

Answer 25

organisms that creates their own food

Question 26

Consumers

Answer 26

organisms that cannot produce food and must rely on other plants / animals to receive energy

Question 27

Primary Consumer

Answer 27

animals that only eats plant

Question 28

Secondary

Answer 28

organisms that eat primary

Question 29

Tertiary

Answer 29

organisms that eat secondary

Question 30

Herbivores

Answer 30

animals that only eat plants

Question 31

Carnivores

Answer 31

animals that only eat meat

Question 32

Scavengers

Answer 32

animals that feeds on decaying matter

Question 33

Omnivores

Answer 33

animals that eat both plant and meat

Question 34

Detritivores

Answer 34

organisms that feeds on and break down dead organic matter

Question 34

organic matter

Answer 34

decayed plants / animals

Question 35

predator

Answer 35

animals that lived by killing and eating other animals

Question 36

prey

Answer 36

animals that are being killed by predator

Question 37

decomposer

Answer 37

organisms that breaks down dead organic materials

Question 38

Food Chain

Answer 38

a network of links in a food web

Question 39

Food web

Answer 39

a connections of all food chains in a community

Question 40

energy pyramid

Answer 40

a graphic representation of the flow of the energy in an ecosystem

Question 41

Word Equation for Photosynthesis

Answer 41

carbon dioxide + water + sunlight -> oxygen + glucose

Question 42

Word Equation for Cellular respiration

Answer 42

oxygen + glucose -> carbon + water + energy