Ch 03 Guided Reading - EDITED

The scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment is known as (e) ____________.

The ____________ contains the combined portions of the planet in which all of life exists, including land, water, and atmosphere.

• biosphere

• lithosphere

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

Ecologists ask questions about events and organisms that range in complexity from an individual to the biosphere in order to understand ____________ within the biosphere.

• relationships

• colors

• distances

• numbers

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CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

MATCH the following levels of organization with its definition.

• species

• A group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring

• community

• A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area

• biome

• Groups of different populations that live together in a defined area

• population

• A collection of all the organisms that live in a particular place, together with their physical environment

• ecosystem

• A group of ecosystems that have the same climate and dominant communities

The highest level of organization that ecologists study is the entire ____________ itself.

• biosphere

• ecosystem

• community

• population

All of the following are basic approaches scientists use to conduct modern ecological research EXCEPT:

• Observing

• Experimenting

• Guessing

• Modeling

At the core of every organism’s interaction with the environment is its need for _________ to power life’s processes.

• energy

• water

• carbon dioxide

• protein

These organisms capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use the energy to produce food.

• autotrophs

• heterotrophs

• decomposers

• parasites

Autotrophs are called (p) __________ because they make their own food.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

During __________________ , autotrophs use light energy to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates such as sugars and starch.

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• fermentation

• transpiration