WorksheetsBiomes Terminology
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Worksheet time: 2hrs 6mins
A biotic factor in an environment is
living things
non-living things
dead things
rocks, trees, weeds,
Abiotic factors in an environment are
Living things
Non-living things
Things that were once living and are now dead
Trees, rocks, weeds, water
Which is the correct order from smallest to largest of levels in an ecostem?
Biosphere>Population>Community>Ecosystem>Biome>Individual
Individual>Population>Ecosystem>Community>Biome>Biosphere
Individual>Population>Community>Ecosystem>Biome>Biosphere
Individual>Community>Ecosystem>Population>Biosphere>Biome
What is the image showing?
Biome
Ecosystem
Biosphere
Community
What is this image showing?
Individual
Community
Ecosystem
Population
Why does the image show a community not an ecosystem?
Becuase it includes only the abiotic factors
Becuase it includes only the biotic factors
Becuase it has many different species interacting together with their environment
Becuase of the jelly fish
Which of the following things are abiotic factors?
Grass
Rocks
Fungi
Temperature
What happens when a root bends in the direction of the force of gravity?
The top side grows more than the bottom side
The bottom side grows more than the top side
The top and bottom sides grow at the same rate
A chemical reaction during which plants convert energy from the Sun to chemical energy; the reaction converts carbon dioxide and water to sugar and oxygen
products
Carbon Dioxide
Photosynthesis
Chemical Reaction
a clear odorless gas which plants use as a raw material in photosynthesis
Oxygen
Reactants
Chlorophyll
Carbon Dioxide
energy from the sun that reaches Earth as visible light, ultraviolet light, and infrared radiation (heat)
Chemical energy
Photosynthesis
Radiant Energy
Starch
energy that is stored within a molecule
Starch
Chemical energy
Food
Chlorophyll
organelle in plant cells used to make food. It contains a light-trapping pigment called Chlorophyll.
Starch
Chlorophyll
Glucose
Chloroplast
A light-trapping pigment in the chloroplasts of plant cells
Chlorophyll
Chloroplast
Photosynthesis
Reactants
a simple sugar made by plants during photosynthesis. Plants store long chains of glucose as Starch.
Starch
Chlorophyll
Glucose
Carbon Dioxide
a substance produced as a result of a chemical change
Reactants
Glucose
Product
Chemical Energy
a clear colorless gas that is a waste product of plants during photosynthesis
Oxygen
Carbon Dioxide
Chemical Energy
Chlorophyll
an action or condition that provokes a response
stimulus
tropism
response
Homeostasis
a change in a system resulting from a stimulus
glucose
starch
response
tropism
the force of water molecules against the cell wall that allows plants to stand up straight.
Hydrotropism
Turgor Pressure
Homeostasis
chlorophyll
plant growth toward or away from an external stimulus
positive Geotropism
phototropism
tropism
Turgor pressure
the response of a plant to gravity
Hydrotropism
Thigmotropism
Phototropism
Geotropism
plant growth toward gravity
positive Geotropism
Negative Geotropism
Positive Hydrotropism
Positive Thigmotropism
plant growth away from gravity
Positive Geotropism
Negative Geotropism
Negative Hydrotropism
Negative Thigmotropism
the growth of a plant toward or away from light.
phototropism
Solartropism
Hydrotropism
Tropism
an organism's ability to maintain steady internal conditions when external conditions change.
Tropism
Stimulus
Photosynthesis
Homeostasis
What happens if something got in the way of the root?
It would go around and start heading down due to gravity.
The root would continue to grow in that direction
The root would turn back to its original direction
The root will penetrate the object.
If a plant fell over on its side; how would you expect the roots to grow?
Towards the side that it fell on
It would grow up towards the sun
Down towards gravity
The plant would die and no root growth would occur.
Which plant would be wilted or limp?
A
B
The plant wilts when pressure .....
increases
decreases
stays the same
none of the above
Wilting is a plant's response to:
High turgor pressure
Low turgor pressure
Gravity
Sunlight
When plants grow in towards the light, this is called:
Phototropism
Geotropism
Germination
Thigmotropism
An inherited trait that helps those organisms that have it to survive
niche
structure
characteristic
adaptation
Select the correct term for the following definition:
"The water transport system in plants."
Villi
Bronchi
Bolus
Xylem
Recall the main function of a xylem cell.
To transport nutrients (mainly sucrose) to different parts of a plant.
To make energy for the plant via photosynthesis.
To transport carbon dioxide to the leaves for photosynthessis.
To transport water to different parts of plant.
Xylem tubes are made of...
Dead cells
Living cells
Which process are the xylem tubes part of?
Translocation
Transpiration
_____________________ happens when rocks on Earth's surface break apart or change without moving anywhere.
Erosion
Weathering
Deposition
_____________________ is the movement of soil and rock by wind, water, ice, and gravity.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
______________________ occurs when eroded materials stop moving and begin to build up.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
Eroded materials are called _______________________.
constructive
chemical weathering
sediments
_______________ moves material from one place to another.
Weathering
Erosion
Deposition
__________________ is a process that weathers rock without a chemical reaction or change.
Physical weathering
Chemical weathering
Deposition
Is sunlight an abiotic or biotic factor?
abiotic
biotic
Is a rain an abiotic or biotic factor?
abiotic
biotic
Is a rose an abiotic or biotic factor?
abiotic
biotic
Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor?
abiotic
biotic
Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?
Coyote
air
elephant
Is a human considered abiotic or biotic?
abiotic
biotic
neither
both
Abiotic means ____________.
life/ living
not-living
and abiotic factors?
A desert is generally without ____&____
Car & bus
Water & vegetation
Men & women
A desert may be too___or too___
Beautiful,hilly
Ugly,bad
Hot ,cold
The desert may have ____& _____.
Plain , wasteland
Mountains , hills
Dust , sand
Which of the following is NOT a desert animal?
Why do lizards and snakes hide under rocks during the day?
to avoid the sand
to avoid the heat of the sun
to avoid the hunters
What does a cactus store in its thick stems?
water
oil
dust
juice
Desert plants have _______ roots and ________ leaves to keep the water they need.
small, long
long, small
short, small
Choose the correct levels of Organization from lowest to highest...
population, community, ecosystem, organism
organism, population, community, ecosystem
organism, population, ecosystem, community
