Populations & Resources Chapter 1 Flashcard

Front

What organism is the main focus of our Amplify unit story?

Back

Moon Jellies

Front

An ecosystem is made up of ______ .

Back

living things and nonliving things

Front

What is the best definition of an organism?

Back

All living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria.

Front

Which of the following is a NONLIVING part of an ecosystem? Pebbles, Flowers, Jellyfish, Plankton

Back

Pebbles

Front

True or False: Nonliving and dead mean the same thing.

Back

False

Front

Which of the following is a LIVING part of an ecosystem? Mountains, Water, Sun, Trees

Back

Trees

Front

What causes a population size to increase?

Back

The number of BIRTHS is GREATER than the number of DEATHS.

Front

What causes a population size to decrease?

Back

The number of DEATHS is GREATER than the number of BIRTHS.

Front

When a population is known to be STABLE, _______________.

Back

it stays mostly the same, over time.

Front

Based on this graph, what must be true about the US honeybee population?

Back

There are more deaths than births occurring.