Studied by 121 peopleAbiotic
Non-Living
Biotic
A living thing
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Life
In order to be alive you must...
Grow, adapt, develop, use energy (metabolism), reproduce, have cells, react, and maintain homeostasis
Homeostasis
“Staying the same”- maintaining a constant environment in your body
Food Chain
Show the flow of energy in the ecosystem. Every food chain MUST start with a producer
Producer
An organism that makes its own food like a plant
What is another name for a producer?
Autotroph
Consumer
An organism that has to eat
What is another name for consumer?
Heterotroph
What are the different types of consumers?
Primary and Secondary Herbivore, Omnivore, and Carnivore
Herbivore
Eats only plants
Omnivore
Eats plants and animals
Carnivore
Eats only animals
Primary Consumer
1st thing that eats (herbivore)
Secondary Consumer
2nd thing that eats (omnivore or carnivore)
Scavenger
Eats animals that something else has killed
Decomposer
Breaks down dead material
What percent of energy passes from one organism to another?
10%
Niche
The job or role an organism has in its ecosystem or how it makes a living
Habitat
Where an organism lives
Who is responsible for almost all modern day environmental issues?
Humans
Habitat Destruction
Destroying the home of an organism. This could happen because of deforestation
Biodiversity
Having many types of living things. This is a good thing and
How are humans causing the loss of biodiversity?
Killing orgnaisms
What's another word for Bioaccumilation?
Biomagnification
What is bioaccumilation?
When poisons build up in the food chain. The higher up you go in the food chain the more poison there is
What decreases the higher up you go on the energy pyramid?
Energy and biomass
pH scale
Determines if something is a Base or an Acid
What pH do cells and organisms like to be at?
Neutral
What pH does acid rain have?
Any pH less than 7
Ozone Layer
A layer of gases which filters out the harmful UV radiation from the sun
What would happen to humans without the ozone layer?
Humans would be exposed to radiation and have more cases of skin cancer
What is another word for an invasive species?
Nonnative
Invasive Species
These are organisms which are from another country
How do invasive species take over their new environment?
pushing out other native species
What is another word for stewardship?
Sustainable Practices
Stewardship
When humans work to protect their environment
What are life's levels of organization?
Cell, Tissue, Organs, Organ Systems, Organism, Population, Community, and Ecosystem
Cell
Smallest unit of life
Tissue
A bunch of cells
Organs
A bunch of tissues
Organ Systems
A bunch of organs
Organism
A bunch of organ systems
Population
A bunch of the same organisms
Community
A bunch of different populations
Ecosystem
A community with abiotic factors
Symbiosis
A close relationship between organisms
What are the 3 main types of symbiotic relationships?
Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism
Mutualism
Both organisms benefit
Commensalism
One organism benefits and the other doesn’t care
Parasitism
One organism benefits while the other one is harmed
What are two other symbiotic relationships
Predator/Prey and Competition
Carbon Cycle
Carbon is an element that is in all living things on earth. It cycles the earth mainly in the form of Carbon Dioxide and Glucose
What are the 3 ways Carbon Dioxide gets into the atmosphere?
Respiration, burning fossil fuels, and open burning
What is the main way Carbon is removed from the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
How are humans releasing excess fossil fuels into the atmosphere?
Burning fossil fuels
Greenhouse Effect
Too much carbon dioxide causing the Sun’s radiation to be trapped on the earth which is causing the earth’s temperature to rise
What is another word for the Greenhouse Effect?
Global Warming
What does Global Warming cause?
Glaciers melting and ocean levels rising
Population Growth
Populations will grow unchecked until they are limited by limiting factors
Limiting Factors
Resources like water, space, food, etc. That a population can run out of
What are the 3 population curves?
Carrying Capacity, J-Curve, and S-Curve
Carrying Capacity
The number of organisms an ecosystem can support
J-Curve
This population grows extremely fast (exponential growth). The population uses up all the resources and will crash and all die out
S-Curve
This population grows until it reaches it carrying capacity. Then it will stabilize over the carrying capacity
What makes the Predator and prey population growth are opposite of each other?
Carrying Capacity
When the predator is up
The prey is down
When the prey is up
The predator is down
Birthrate
The number of people born each year
Birthrate=Deathrate
No population growth
Birthrate>Deathrate
Population will grow
Birthrate<Deathrate
Population will decrease
Age Structure Graphs
Shows how the population of a country is distributed
What are the 2 main age structure graphs?
Rapid and Stable growth
Rapid Growth
Has lots of kids and not very many old people
Stable Growth
Not many children and lots of older people
Which age structure gap is poor?
Rapid
Which age structure gap is rich?
Stable
Macromolecule
A large molecule
Organic Molecules MUST have what?
Carbon
What are the 4 main macromolecules?
Carbohydrates, Lipids, Proteins, an Nucleic Acids
Carbohydrates
Sugars
What are the building blocks of Carbohydrates?
Monosaccharides
What are Carbohydrates used for?
Quick energy
What are carbohydrates made of?
Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen (1:2:1)
What are the 3 types of Carbohydrate?
Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, and Polysaccharides
How many sugars do Monosaccharides have?
1
How many sugars do Disaccharides have?
2
How many sugars do Polysaccharides have?
A lot
What are Lipids used for?
Long term energy storage and for the cell membrane
Lipids
Fats, waxes and oils
What are lipids made of?
Long chains of carbon and hydrogen and a little bit of oxygen
Triglyceride
A fat made of a glycerol backbone and three fatty acid chains
Proteins
Restore tissues
Where are proteins made?
Ribosomes
What are proteins made of?
Amino Acids held together by peptide bonds
Hemoglobin
A protein in a blood cell that helps carry oxygen in the blood
Insulin
A protein in the body which helps maintain proper blood sugar levels. If there are problems making insulin than a person could have diabetes
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