unit 1 general terms/ecology

Question 1

ecology

Answer 1

the study of interactions that living organisms have with other living organisms and with the non-living parts of the environment

Question 2

species

Answer 2

all members of a specific type of organism that can breed and produce fertile offspring

Question 3

community

Answer 3

all the populations within a specific area that are interacting with each other

Question 4

organism

Answer 4

a living individual

Question 5

ecosystem

Answer 5

the total community of an area and the non-living parts of the environment that are interacting with each other

Question 6

population

Answer 6

all the members of the same species that are living, interacting with each other

Question 7

transpiration

Answer 7

a process where plants lose water through stomata in their leaves

Question 8

photosynthesis

Answer 8

(plants, algae, some bacteria)
equation: sunlight +
6H2O + 6CO2 -> C6H12O6 + 6O2

Question 9

stoma

Answer 9

a whole/pore in leaves that allow for gas exchange and transpiration

Question 10

sapwood

Answer 10

xylem cells that are unplugged and still able to carry water/minerals

Question 11

xylem

Answer 11

cells in a plant
-carry water/minerals
-support
-cylanders
-cells grow quickly/die young

Question 12

summerwood

Answer 12

xylem cells that are small and better at supporting

Question 13

springwood

Answer 13

xylem cells that are big and better at carrying water/minerals

Question 14

heartwood

Answer 14

xylem cells that are plugged and are able to carry water/minerals