Quiz 5.23.23

Question 1

communities of living things, the nonliving environment they inhabit, and the complex interactions among them

Answer 1

ecosystem

Question 2

how do you know if something is alive

Answer 2

A-are made of cells
R- react to environment
R- reproduce
R- regulate body temp
E- eats

Question 3

what happens to the vast majority of the energy the earth’s surface absorbs from the sun?

Answer 3

the surface radiates it to the atmosphere, which is absorbed

Question 4

if you can make your own food using light energy, you are a …

Answer 4

producer

Question 5

a single organism of a particular species

Answer 5

individual

Question 6

how do you know if two organisms
are from the same species?

Answer 6

they can breed w/ eachother , have healthy babies, and the babies can also have kids

Question 7

the total number of individuals of a species found in a particular area that interact with each other

Answer 7

population

Question 8

if you eat other organisms to get your energy you are a…

Answer 8

consumer (primary or secondary)

Question 9

what is energy balance

Answer 9

the energy radiated to earth=the energy radiated away from earth

Question 10

all of the world’s ecosystems

Answer 10

biosphere

Question 11

the total sum of all of the populations
of living things within an area that
interact with each other

Answer 11

community

Question 12

what are the diff spheres (general)
hint: there are 4

Answer 12

geosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere

Question 13

what are the spheres in the atmosphere

Answer 13

exosphere (outermost)
thermosphere
mesosphere
stratosphere
troposphere (innermost)

Question 14

what is a biotic factor

Answer 14

living organism

Question 15

what is an abiotic factor

Answer 15

non-living organism

Question 16

what is transpiration

Answer 16

evaporation from a plants leaves

Question 17

true or false: ice and snow reflect

Answer 17

true

Question 18

true or false: rock and dirt absorb

Answer 18

true

Question 19

what is sublimation

Answer 19

ice or snow evaporating rapidly when super dry air hits it; doesn’t go through the liquid phase, goes straight to vapor

Question 20

what is deposition

Answer 20

water vapor turns directly into ice;opposite of sublimation

Question 21

what is a density-independent factor

Answer 21

a factor that doesn’t rely on the density of the organism as to how the factor affects the organism

Question 22

what is a density-dependent factor

Answer 22

a factor that does rely on the density of the organism as to how the factor affects the organism

Question 23

true or false: a forest fire is a density-dependent factor

Answer 23

false

Question 24

true or false: food scarcity is a density-dependent factor

Answer 24

true

Question 25

true or false: disease is a density-independent factor

Answer 25

true

Question 26

what is nitrogen fixation

Answer 26

when nitrogen moves from bacteria to plants

Question 27

give 3 examples of energy

Answer 27

light, heat, sound