Unit 10 Test Flashcards
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1
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- What is the study of the relationships between organisms and their environment?
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Ecology
2
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- What are the three functions of an ecologist?
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Study, predict, and recommend
3
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- Fish in a bowl of water, a forest, and a pond are all examples of what?
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Ecosystem
4
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- Summarize the water cycle?
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transpiration,evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff, percolation
5
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- The moving of water from the earth to the atmosphere is called what?
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Evaporation
6
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- What is a group of organisms of the same kind within a community called?
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Population
7
Q
- A walking stick is camouflaged to look like a stick; this is an example of what?
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Protective coloration
8
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- The black and white stripes of a skunk would be an example of what?
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Warning Coloration
9
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- The coloring or marking that enables certain animals to blend with their environments is called
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Protective coloration
10
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- Organisms that feed exclusively on plants are called
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Herbivores
11
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- An animal that preys on herbivores is what within the food chain?
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First level carnivore
12
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- Give several examples of food chains placing them in the correct order.
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Grass, cow, then farmer
13
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- The loss of energy between two levels of the food chain is about what percentage?
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85%
14
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- The transfer of the sun’s energy through many organisms is called a food
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Food chain
15
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- Name several organisms that would be part of the detritus food chain.
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Worms, crayfish, bacteria, fungi, insects
16
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- The ecological pyramid that always has a regular shape is based on what factors?
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Energy
17
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- The relationship between the cow and the rumen bacteria which supply enzymes necessary for the digestion of cellulose is
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Mutualism
18
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- The relationship between a hyena (which eats the “leftovers” of a lion’s kill) and the lion is
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Commensalism
19
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- A tapeworm in the intestines of a dog is an example of
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Parasitism
20
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- When two different organisms benefit from living together, their relationship is called
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Mutualism
21
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- The shark and the remora (a fish that cleans parasites off the shark) would be an example of
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Mutualism
22
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- Symbiosis refers to what kinds of relationships?
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- Mutualism
- Commensalism
- Parasitism
23
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- The place in which an animal lives is called its
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Habitat
24
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- The thin layer where life exists on earth is called the
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Biosphere
25
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- The two main processes in the oxygen cycle are
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Respiration, photosynthesis
26
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- The “occupation” of an organism is its
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Niche
27
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- The processes whereby atmospheric nitrogen is made useful to organisms are part of
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The long nitrogen cycle
28
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- The process by which bacteria can change atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen-containing compounds is called
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Nitrogen fixation
29
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- The nodes on the roots of legumes are important in what aspect of the nitrogen cycle?
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Nitrogen fixation
30
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- What is the purpose of a matter cycle?
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Reuse existing matter
31
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- Essential materials for growth and reproduction are examples of what?
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Limiting factors
32
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- What would a large area supporting similar biotic communities be called?
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Biome
33
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- An organism that is active during the day is called
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Diurnal
34
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- An organism that synchronizes its activities with the moon follows which rhythms?
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Lunar
35
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- The change of a pond to a forest is called what?
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Succession
36
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- Which organisms are characteristic of pioneer succession?
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- Few species with large populations
- Organisms with short life spans
- Organisms with high metabolic rate
37
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- After an avalanche destroyed a section of a mountain, new plants and animals began to grow in the area. This appears to be an example of what?
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Succession
38
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- What characterizes the climax stage in succession?
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- Many species with small populations of each
- Larger organisms,
- Organisms with lower metabolic rates.
39
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- What are the final dominant forms of life in a natural succession called?
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Climax
40
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- A tribe of American Indians who plant corn for food would be an example of man being/doing what?
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Being a manager
41
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- Man’s God-ordained niche in the biosphere is that of what?
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Consumer and manager
42
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- Give examples of a nonbiodegradable pollutants.
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Glass, metals, plastics, bdt
43
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- The process that concentrates a pollutant into large doses as the substance is passed along in the food chain is called
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Biological magnification
44
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- Name, describe and locate the eleven major biomes of the world.
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DON’T HAVE TO DO.
45
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- Name the five biological zones and describe the two geographical locations (elevation and latitude), where they are normally found on the surface of the earth. If it will help you, draw a picture or chart and correctly label it.
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PICTURE FOR EXTRA CREDIT
46
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- Be able to explain the interactions within a food chain and the use of pesticides by farmers to control crop destroying insects
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Recognize relationships between animals
