Unit 7 Ecology Assessment 5/15/24

Populations of plants and animals that interact with each other in a given area with the abiotic (non-living Ex: rocka, water etc) components of that area.

• habitat

• ecosystem

• community

Nonliving components of the environment.

• abiotic

• biotic

organisms that make their own food. (bottom of the food chain).

• producer

• consumer

• scavenger

a type of consumer that eats only plants

• producer

• herbivore

• carnivore

an organism that feeds on dead organic material; add nutrients to the soil

• herbivore

• decomposer

• producer

What drives the water cycle?

• rain

• temperature

• the Sun

What is it called when WATER changes from LIQUID to a WATER VAPOR [GAS]?

• EVAPORATION

• PRECIPITATION

• TRANSPIRATION

On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?

• cold, rainy

• warm, rainy

• warm, sunny

Humans burn fossil fuels and wood, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. This carbon dioxide is then absorbed by trees for photosynthesis. These processes are contributory to which chemical cycle?

• The carbon cycle

• The water cycle

• The nitrogen cycle

How does the human body return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

• Waste products

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular respiration