Biology Spring Final Flashcard Review

Front

What part of your body does this safety equipment protect?

Back

eyes

Front

Movement between biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere based on otters in water.

Back

biosphere --> atmosphere --> hydrosphere

Front

Which of the following is an element found in living organisms? carbon, glucose, decrease

Back

carbon

Front

Buffalo compete for food with other herbivores of the Serengeti. What food do they compete for and when?

Back

Buffalo compete for grass with other herbivores, especially during the dry season.

Front

Do buffalo compete with other herbivores for food sources in the dry season? If so, what food and when?

Back

Yes, in the dry season buffalo compete with other herbivores for Themeda triandra and Hyparrhenia filipendula, but get Laudetia kagarensis to themselves.

Front

Why does the buffalo population always return to around 40 in the simulator?

Back

Because the environment can only support around 40 buffalo due to limited resources.

Front

Why is the water buffalo population in the Serengeti limited to 40?

Back

The water buffalo population has reached carrying capacity. 40 is the number that will be supported by the resources provided by the Serengeti.

Front

The process of mitosis (cellular division) maintains our bodies by doing which of the following procedures?

Back

growth and development

Front

If the producers in an ecosystem produce 250,000 kilocalories of energy, approximately how much energy is available to the top carnivore?

Back

25 kilocalories

Front

Wildebeest, sea stars, and otter are known as a ______________ species. This species is relied on by many other organisms in the ecosystem. If this species were removed, the ecosystem could change drastically.

Back

keystone