Worksheets1st 6 weeks vocabulary review
Total questions: 43
Worksheet time: 29mins
(a) is the type of succession that occurs in an area that was only partially destroyed by distrubances.
A community of organisms and their abiotic environment is called a (a) .
(a) is numerical data.
(a) is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.
(a) is a testable prediction, often implied by a theory.
An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world is called (a) .
(a) is an organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.
A (a) is an organism that obtains energy from the foods it consumes; also called a consumer.
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms is called a (a) .
(a) is a description of how close a measurement is to the true value of the quantity measured.
(a) is a living things; anything that can carry out life processes independently,.
A measure of the total dry mass of organisms within a particular region is called (a) .
(a) is a relationship between two organisms of different species where one benefits and the other is harmed but not usually killed.
An organism that eats primary consumers; third level of the energy pyramid is called a (a) .
A (a) is a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring.
Information describing color, odor, shape, or some other physical characteristic --
qualitative data
species diversity
quantitative data
observation
Levels of nourishment in a food chain --
primary succession
species diversity
trophic levels
nitrogen fixation
A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning --
inference
herbivore
carnivore
accuracy
A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area --
food web
population
community
symbiosis
A well-tested concept that explains a wide range of observations --
scientific theory
parasitism
commensalism
hypothesis
A consumer that eats only plants --
carnivore
omnivore
inference
herbivore
An organism that eats producers --
primary consumer
producer
secondary consumer
tertiary consumer
An animal that eats both plants and animals --
carnivore
inference
herbivore
omnivore
An interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism --
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
predation
A measure of how close a series of measurements are to one another --
precision
accuracy
biomass
symbiosis
Process by which bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas --
species diversity
inference
denitrification
precision
Succession that occurs on surfaces where no soil exists --
primary succession
nitrogen fixation
species diversity
secondary succession
A consumer that eats only animals --
carnivore
inference
herbivore
omnivore
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit --
predation
mutualism
commensalism
parasitism
A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions → Scientific Law
True
False
A relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected → commensalism
True
False
An organism that eats secondary consumers → Primary consumer
True
False
An organism that makes its own food → Autotroph
True
False
Process of converting nitrogen gas into ammonia → Denitrification
True
False
All the different populations that live together in an area → ecosystem
True
False
An organism that can make its own food. → Producer
True
False
Variety of different kinds of organisms that make up a community. → species diversity
True
False
A close relationship between two species that benefits at least one of the species. → symbiosis
True
False
species that enter new ecosystems and multiply, harming native species and their habitats → Qualitative Data
True
False
Information obtained through the senses. → Observation
True
False
All the living organisms that inhabit an environment → Biotic
True
False
Non-living things → Abiotic
True
False
a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains. → ecosystem
True
False
