Principles of Ecology by lexie dean https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco en-us 2018-04-02 16:30:27 UTC 2018-04-05 17:44:43 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. The scientific study of the interactions between organisms and the environment. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247859684 Ecology]]> 2018-04-02 16:36:23 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247859684 3. This scientist began the field of ecology in 1866. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247878237 Ernest Haeckel ]]> 2018-04-02 17:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247878237 5. This level of ecological organization. Includes all members of a single species living in a particular area. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247881006 population]]> 2018-04-02 17:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247881006 7. This is a gas that occurs naturally in the atmosphere and protects the earth from harmful radiation from the sun. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247881242 ozone layer]]> 2018-04-02 17:37:00 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247881242 9. List one consequence of too much ultraviolet radiation reaching the surface of the Earth. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247881727 skin cancer]]> 2018-04-02 17:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247881727 11. Animals that obtain energy by eating only other animals are called l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247881964 herbivores]]> 2018-04-02 17:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247881964 13. Name given to organisms that carry out photosynthesis. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247882710 2018-04-02 17:41:36 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247882710 15. Animals that obtain energy by eating both plants and animals are called l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247883528 consumer]]> 2018-04-02 17:44:05 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247883528 17. Name given to organisms that expend energy to regulate their internal conditions. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247884262 2018-04-02 17:46:17 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/247884262 19. Animals that obtain energy by eating only plants are called? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248204361 autotrophs]]> 2018-04-03 16:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248204361 21. Earth has three major climate zones. What name is given to the zone where the sun’s rays strike the Earth at a very low angle? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248230867 tropical zone]]> 2018-04-03 17:41:56 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248230867 2 .The day-to-day condition of Earth’s atmosphere is referred to as? tdb162 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248231903 weather]]> 2018-04-03 17:44:04 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248231903 23. The changing angle of the sun during the course of the year causes this climate zone to range from hot to cold. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248232198 temperature zone]]> 2018-04-03 17:44:46 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248232198 4. The average temperatures and precipitation levels in a particular region over a long period of time. tdb162 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248232329 climate]]> 2018-04-03 17:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248232329 25. The collection of all the organisms that live in a particular place, together with their nonliving, physical environment is known as a(n)? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248232340 ecosystem]]> 2018-04-03 17:45:04 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248232340 6. What name is given to the broadest level of ecological organization that includes all other levels? tdb162 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248233253 biosphere]]> 2018-04-03 17:47:06 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248233253 27. What molecule is formed when three atoms of oxygen bond together? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248233581 stable molecule]]> 2018-04-03 17:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248233581 30. Name given to organisms that do not regulate their internal conditions. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248588347 conformers]]> 2018-04-04 17:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248588347 8. This family of molecules is responsible for the depletion of the protective gas referred to in question 7. tdb162 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248589355 CFC]]> 2018-04-04 17:04:37 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248589355 10.Much of the sun’s heat is naturally trapped in the atmosphere warming our planet and insulating it from the cold of space. This is known as the? tdb162 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248590210 greenhouse effect]]> 2018-04-04 17:06:36 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248590210 12.This term refers to organisms that are not capable of making their own food tdb162 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248590841 heterotrophs]]> 2018-04-04 17:08:13 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248590841 14. Of all the sun’s energy that reaches the Earth, how much of this energy is actually utilized by living organisms? tdb162 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248592013 34%]]> 2018-04-04 17:10:34 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248592013 29. What is the ultimate source of energy for life on Earth. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248592938 sunlight]]> 2018-04-04 17:12:40 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248592938 31.The process an organism goes through when adjusting to a change in an abiotic factor. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248593234 acclimation]]> 2018-04-04 17:13:16 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248593234 33. What name is given to organisms that have very narrow niches? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248594134 specialists]]> 2018-04-04 17:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248594134 35. The role that is played by an organism in an ecosystem is called its. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248594594 niche]]> 2018-04-04 17:16:05 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248594594 37. The nonliving components of an ecosystem are referred to as? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248595643 abiotic factors]]> 2018-04-04 17:18:22 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248595643 16. Name given to organisms that carry out chemosynthesis. tdb162 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248595994 chemosynthesis organisms]]> 2018-04-04 17:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248595994 18. Name given to organisms that cause decay by breaking down complex organic compounds into simpler compounds. tdb162 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248612631 decomposers]]> 2018-04-04 17:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248612631 41. A network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248615582 food web]]> 2018-04-04 18:02:24 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248615582 43. Give an example of a “conformer” and explain why this organism is a good example. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248618660 An example of a conformer is a reptile because it does not contain the ability to have a constant body temperature when the weather changes, and an example of a regulator is a human because when it is hot or cold outside, they can keep their bodies at an average 98.6 degrees.]]> 2018-04-04 18:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248618660 45. Explain what happens in the greenhouse effect. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248621213 radiation from a planet's atmosphere warms the planet's surface to a temperature above what it would be without its atmosphere. If a planet's atmosphere contains radiatively active gases (i.e., greenhouse gases) the atmosphere will radiate energy in all directions. Part of this radiation is directed towards the surface, warming it.]]> 2018-04-04 18:14:20 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248621213 47. The climate of an area is the result of many different factors. List three factors that contribute to the type of climate found in a particular area. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248623329 elevation, latitude, wind]]> 2018-04-04 18:18:26 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248623329 49. Name the herbivore. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248948128 small rodent]]> 2018-04-05 16:27:23 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248948128 51. How many heterotrophs are in this food chain? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248951610 three]]> 2018-04-05 16:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248951610 20. This term refers to organisms that are capable of using energy from the environment to make their own food. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248954389 photoautotrophs]]> 2018-04-05 16:40:55 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248954389 22. What name is given to the zone that receives direct or nearly direct sunlight all year long? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248954718 tropical zone]]> 2018-04-05 16:41:44 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248954718 24. Cold water near the poles sinks and travels along the ocean floor. When this cold water reaches warmer regions, it rises. This process is known as? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248955099 cold front]]> 2018-04-05 16:42:40 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248955099 26. All of the living organisms found in a particular area is called a(n)? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248955381 organic molecules]]> 2018-04-05 16:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248955381 28. An event that changes a community by removing organisms from it or altering the availability of resources is known as a _____? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248955731 disturbance]]> 2018-04-05 16:44:08 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248955731 30. Name given to organisms that do not regulate their internal conditions l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956107 decomposers]]> 2018-04-05 16:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956107 32. The range of temperatures, salinities, or rainfall amounts in which an organism can function. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956339 salinity]]> 2018-04-05 16:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956339 34. Organisms with broad niches that can tolerate a range of conditions are called? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956427 generalist]]> 2018-04-05 16:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956427 36. The place where an organism lives is called its? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956549 habitat]]> 2018-04-05 16:45:52 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956549 38. The living components of an ecosystem are referred to as? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956655 biotic]]> 2018-04-05 16:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956655 40. Each step of a food chain is called a? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956782 trophic levels]]> 2018-04-05 16:46:21 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956782 42. Organisms that obtain energy by feeding on animal wastes, or the dead remains of plants and animals are called? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956916 detritivore]]> 2018-04-05 16:46:35 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248956916 44. The human population of Earth is in a period of incredible growth. Explain why this could be a problem for life on Earth l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248957031 a large human population stretches natural resources and degrades the environment to a point where it can no longer support the population.]]> 2018-04-05 16:46:51 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248957031 46. Why is the greenhouse effect essential for life on Earth? l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248957144 it is essential because organisms must be kept at a warm enough temperature to grow. without the greenhouse effect organisms wouldn't be warm enough. ]]> 2018-04-05 16:47:05 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248957144 48. Name the autotroph. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248957273 cactus]]> 2018-04-05 16:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248957273 50. Name the tertiary consumer in this food chain. l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248957401 eagle]]> 2018-04-05 16:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248957401 52. Name the primary consumer in this food chain l_dean_1654 https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248957543 cactus]]> 2018-04-05 16:47:57 UTC https://padlet.com/l_dean_1654/c2wfdtxnzxco/wish/248957543