LEARNING OUTCOMES QUIZ L.O.Q.s

LEARNING OUTCOMES QUIZL.O.Q.s

• SEMESTER 1

AROUND THE WORLD

Shows how energy is transferred through trophic levels.

ECOLOGICAL PYRAMIDS

The interrelationship between plants and animals.

Ecology

Particular physical environments containing characteristic plants and animals

Biomes

Complex feeding relationships

Food webs

Captures sunlight to make chemical energy

Producers

Nonliving components of an ecosystem

Abiotic factors

Living components of an ecosystem

Biotic factors

occurs when organisms attempt to use resources at the same place at the same time

Competition

the relationship between two closely related species

Symbiosis

shows predictable changes of a community over time.

Ecological succession

shows how pesticides move through trophic levels.

Biological magnification

_____________cycles move resourcesthrough the sphere.

Biogeochemical

_________levels shows steps in a foodWeb. Trophic

Science of classifying Science of classifying organismsorganisms

TAXONOMY

These are NOT considered These are NOT considered to be living organismsto be living organisms

VIRUSES

These species are at These species are at risk of becoming risk of becoming

extinctextinctENDANGERED SPECIES

This is caused by an This is caused by an increase in greenhouse increase in greenhouse

gasesgasesGLOBAL

WARMING

When one organism When one organism captures and feeds on captures and feeds on

anotheranotherPREDATOR

AND PREY

“PREDATION”

#5The success of an The success of an organism to SURVIVE organism to SURVIVE

and reproduceand reproduceFITNESS (SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST)

These animals have a These animals have a hollow, dorsal nerve hollow, dorsal nerve

cordcordVERTEBRATES

#7These organisms These organisms eat plantseat plants

HERBIVORES

#9A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by

eating and being eaten

FOOD CHAIN

#11 _______ structures show similarities between common

ancestors .

Homologous

#12 ____ is based on the adaptation of organisms to their

environment.Natural Selection

#13 What system of taxonomy is grouped from the most general (kingdom) to the most specific

(species)? Linnaeus’ system

#14 What is the combined genetic information of all

members of a population? Gene Pool

#15 The three domains are

1.RK

2. U

3.

Archaea, Eukarya, & Bacteria

#16 ______ are single-celled organisms and ________are

many-celled organisms.Unicellular Multicellular

#17 Common ancestors of all living things is known as

Common Descent.

A type of growth that occurs when a population growth slows or stops

following a period of exponential growth (S-shape curve)

Logistic growth

A type of growth that shows individuals of a population growing at a constant rate (J-shaped curve)

Exponential Growth

The largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support

Carrying Capacity

What causes the growth of a population to decrease

Limiting factors

These factors limit the population growth only when the density

reaches a certain level. Density-Dependent

Factors that affect all populations regardless of the density.

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Density-Independent

What is one source for environmental change on earth?

Human Activities

What resources cannot be replenished by natural processes?

Nonrenewable

What resources can be regenerated and are replaceable?

Renewable

What is the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere?

Biodiversity

The metric system is based on the units of The power of 10

The site or cell organelle where Photosynthesis takes place

CHLOROPLAST

The process of using LIGHT The process of using LIGHT energy to convert WATER and energy to convert WATER and CO2 into OXYGEN and SUGARCO2 into OXYGEN and SUGAR

PHOTOSYNTHESIS

The site or cell organelle where Cellular Respiration takes place

MITOCHONDRIA

The process that releases ENERGY by breaking down FOOD

with oxygen

CELLULAR RESPIRATION

Respiration that DOES NOT use oxygen

ANAEROBIC

Respiration that uses oxygen

AEROBIC

2 Products of Fermentation

LACTIC ACID AND ALCOHOL

A _________ experiment allows the scientist to test a single variable.

controlled

The process by which organisms keep their

internal conditions relatively stable…

HOMEOSTASIS