Ecology - GSB 7th Grade

The process created by gases in the Earth's atmosphere that traps heat energy from the sun.

Energy is _________ as it travels up the biomass (tropic) pyramid

What is succession?

A wide variety of life. The more variety of life, the more stable the ecosystem.

What is the process that drives evolution?

clover ----> snowshoe hare ----> fox. This is an example of a

What are non-living factors called?

The amount of CO₂ and Methane produced by your lifestyle.

This is the largest biome and gets 12"-30" of precipitation per year.

Eats other animals, primarily herbivores

What are two major abiotic conditions that create biomes?

What were two of the early forms of Scientific Evidence of Evolution?

What is the interacting population within a specific area called?

What is the specific part of a community that a plant or animal fills called?

Up to 12 feet of rain a year, really large trees, trees take a long time to decay. Which biome?

Organisms that eat primary consumers

He went to the Galapagos Islands and because of his research developed the Theory of Evolution

Believes in the bible's theory of creation. Does not believe in evolution.

Most communities rely on this for energy

Organisms that eat producers directly

An area that receives little rain due to a mountain range causing clouds to lose their moisture

Light green leaves to absorb less heat, small leaves to reduce evaporation. Which biome?

Every organism uses what percentage of the energy it takes in?

The weight of life in a given area

What are the plants that first grow in a disturbed area called?

An organism that breaks down and absorbs nutrients from dead animals and plants

Herbivores eat primarily what?

The process by which plants and other organisms use the sun's energy to produce chemical energy

An organism that converts simple substances into useable energy

Periods of 24 hr darkness, short growing season, little rain. Which biome?

A large land area that has similar abiotic conditions and therefore similar plants.

What is the process of organisms changing over time?

This shows all the possible pathways energy moves through a community

What happens to temperature as you go up a mountain?