A human centered view of our relationship with the environment

ennifer wants to know what will be the best amount of fertilizer to use to raise a basket of daisies. She takes 4 equal-sized baskets and uses the same soil to plant an equal number of daisy seeds. She provides the plants with exactly the same amount of sunlight, heat, and water, only she changes the amount of fertilizer she uses in each basket. In one basket (group 1) she puts 10 mL, another (group 2) she puts 15 mL, and another (group 3) she puts 20 mL. The last plant (group 4) she just waters. She measures the plants’ height each morning and night and records her data.

1. Which group is the control group?

An organism has the ability to store fat as blubber, thick white fur, and hibernates. To which biome is this organism most likely adaptated?

What type of forest is characterized by

-trees that shed their leaves in the fall

-possible extreme temperature ranges

-birds that migrate seasonally

As altitude increases, the size and density of plants ________________.

Biomes are mainly defined by what two characteristics?

Which side of a mountain range is the rain shadow found on?

Emergent vegetation can only be found in which zone of lakes and ponds

In which of the following aquatic ecosystems are both littoral and benthic zones found?

Which of the following is considered a determining factor in what organisms can live in an aquatic environment?

According to this food web, which organisms would be a secondary consumer?

Organisms that are unable to produce their own food must rely on what process for energy?

Which kingdom includes multicellular organisms that are able to undergo photosynthesis

Photosynthesis and cell respiration are dependent on each other. What products of photosynthesis are used in cellular respiration?

The many feeding relationships possible in an ecosystem is:

Where did scientists originally believe the mass a tree obtains during it's lifetime comes from?

Where does all energy in an ecosystem originate from?

What are organisms that eat both plants and animals called?