Characteristics of Life/Ecology

Question 1

Branch of science that studies interdependence

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ecology

Question 2

Energy between trophic levels is mostly lost as?

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heat

Question 3

Obtaining and using energy from the sun

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metabolism

Question 4

Process in which autotrophs make their own food

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photosynthesis

Question 5

All energy comes from where?

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sun

Question 6

Type of reproduction that combines DNA from two organisms

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sexual

Question 7

Change in a species over time

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evolution

Question 8

Form water takes when it returns to the ground

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precipitation

Question 9

Basic unit of life

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cell

Question 10

Process autotrophs go through that gives off oxygen

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photosynthesis

Question 11

Passing on traits to offspring

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heredity

Question 12

When organisms make more of themselves

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reproduction

Question 13

A chemical or physical change in the environment

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stimulus

Question 14

Members of only one species living in an area

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population

Question 15

True or False: Humans go through both asexual and sexual reproduction

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True

Question 16

Another name for consumer

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heterotroph

Question 17

Process humans go through that gives off carbon dioxide

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cellular respiration

Question 18

Type of reproduction that uses DNA from one organism

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asexual

Question 19

Which of the following is an example of a stimulus?

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light, temperature, odor, sound

Question 20

Cows are an example of?

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herbivore

Question 21

Organisms that cause other organisms to decay or break down

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decomposer

Question 22

How organisms interact with each other and the environment

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interdependence

Question 23

Organisms that are made up of only one cell

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unicellular

Question 24

A group of related food chains

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food web

Question 25

Darwin's theory about "survival of the fittest"

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natural selection

Question 26

A change in DNA

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mutation

Question 27

Organisms that only eat autotrophs

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herbivores

Question 28

Organisms that eat both autotrophs and heterotrophs

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omnivore

Question 29

True or False: Reproduction is important for the survival of an individual

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False

Question 30

Basic unit of heredity

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gene

Question 31

Organisms that only eat other heterotrophs

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carnivore

Question 32

Process that forms clouds in the air

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condensation

Question 33

Non-living factors are called?

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abiotic

Question 34

To get bigger through cell division

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growth

Question 35

The study of life

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biology

Question 36

Place where an organism lives

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habitat

Question 37

Organisms that are made up of more than one cell

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multicellular

Question 38

Water loss from lakes and oceans

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evaporation

Question 39

An example of a prokaryote

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bacteria

Question 40

Another name for producers

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autotrophs

Question 41

Made up of living and non-living things

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ecosystem

Question 42

Any living thing is called?

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organism

Question 43

A step in a food chain

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trophic level

Question 44

Removal of waste

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excretion

Question 45

How much energy is passed on to the next trophic level in a food chain?

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10%

Question 46

Water loss from plants

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transpiration

Question 47

Organisms that obtain energy from dead organisms

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detritivore

Question 48

Many species living together make up a?

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community

Question 49

Keeping a stable internal environment while the external environment changes

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homeostasis

Question 50

A single pathway of energy flow

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food chain

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