Biology Final Review

How is weather different from climate? (Ch.4)

• Weather is the day to day condition of Jupiter's atmosphere at a particular time and place. Climate is the average, year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation.
• Weather is the day to day condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place. Climate is the average, year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation.

What is the greenhouse effect? (Ch.4)

• It is when you paint a house green.
• It is the release of heat by the layer of greenhouse gasses.
• It is the retention of heat by the layer of greenhouse gasses.

What are examples of Biotic Factors? (Ch.4)

• Climate, wind nutrient availability, soil type.
• Birds, trees, mushrooms, bacteria

What are examples of Abiotic Factors? (Ch.4)

• Climate, wind, nutrient availability, soil type.
• Birds, trees, mushrooms, bacteria.

What is a Biome? (Ch.4)

• It is a complex of terrestrial communities that covers a large area and is characterized by certain soil and climate conditions.
• It is a type of plant.

What are the three main characteristics of a population? (Ch.5)

• Geographic distribution
• Density
• Growth Rate
• All of the above

What is a limiting factor? (Ch.5)

• It is a factor that causes population growth to decrease.
• It is a factor that causes population growth to increase.

What are examples of renewable resources? (Ch.6)

• Trees, fresh water
• Fossil Fuels

What are Nonrenewable resources? (Ch.6)

• Trees, fresh water
• fossil fuels

What is ecology?

• The scientific study of all the interrelationships between organisms and their environment.
• The scientific study of organelles in cells and how they interact with other cells.
• The scientific study of animals and plants that surround us.
• The scientific study of life and how it grows and evolves.