When identifying an organism using a dichotomous key, how many choices
should be with each step?
Two
How is energy transferred during photosynthesis?
Solar radiant energy is transformed into chemical energy.
Give examples of physical
weathering. Ice wedging cracks in sidewalks/roads Root pry Rock chipping glass in a windshield Peeling of paint from constant rain
What are examples of tropisms – things plants will respond
to?
Gravitropism (Geotropism) – response to gravity Phototropism – response to light Thermotropism – response to temperature
What does a secondary
consumer eat? A primary consumer which eats only plants Also called a herbivore *Be able to identify primary and secondary
consumers in a food web, chain, or pyramid
What is the order of ecological organization
beginning with organism?
Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
What belongs in the energy pyramid?
A = producers B = primary consumers C = secondary consumers A = 100% autotrophs B = 10% herbavores C = 1% carnivores
A
B
C
When an animal eats a plant, what
happens to the sugar?
The chemical energy gets converted into others forms of energy
What other catastrophic events are associated with
an earthquake?
Landslide/avalanche Volcano – Wild Fire Tsunami
What color fur will allow a rabbit to
survive in an Arctic climate and why?
White fur – so it can hide from predators
If dark moths have an advantage in hiding from predators what
makes them most FIT?
Dark moths have a better chance of surviving to produce dark-colored offspring and dark moths will become more abundant.
What type of water will not affect
oceans after a rain?
Groundwater – this water seeps into the ground and gets stored in aquifers.
It is a mixture of two parents ½ genes come from each parent They exhibit traits from both parents Leads to more diversity
If organisms have two parents, what could you say about the
offspring?
GG x gg
If a brown rat and a white rat have only brown babies
what are the most likely genotypes of the parents?
Blonde or brown
If a father has blonde hair and mother has brown, what are the possible hair color of
the children?