Biology Unit 1 Ecology And The Environment

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1.

In an overpopulated country, would it be beneficial to make a shift from eating beef to eating food crops such as wheat or rice? Explain your answer.
2.

Producers are also known as _______.
3.

What is the process of converting light energy to chemical energy?
4.

During cellular respiration, food energy is converted to ______ energy.
5.

_______ are defined as straight line order of who eats whom in an ecosystem.
6.

________ is defined as all the living organisms in a given area and their interactions with their environment.
7.

Tree -> catepillar -> robin -> hawk -> coyotewhich is the tertiary consumer?
- A.
  
  Tree
- B.
  
  Catepillar
- C.
  
  Robin
- D.
  
  Hawk
- E.
  
  Coyote
8.

_______________ produces molecules of carbon dioxide.
- A.
  
  Cell respiration
- B.
  
  Photosynthesis
- C.
  
  Both a & b
9.

Carbon dioxide enters and oxygen exits by way of tiny pores on the leaves called ________.
10.

________ requires molecules of oxygen to complete the reaction.
- A.
  
  Cell respiration
- B.
  
  Photosynthesis
11.

_______ describes living organisms in an ecosystem.
- A.
  
  Biotic
- B.
  
  Abiotic
12.

_________ requires glucose or other organic (food) molecules to begin the reaction.
- A.
  
  Cell respiration
- B.
  
  Photosynthesis
13.

The biopshere is a(n) __________ system with respects to energy.
14.

Tree -> catepillar -> robin -> hawk -> coyotewhich is the secondary consumer?
- A.
  
  Tree
- B.
  
  Catepillar
- C.
  
  Robin
- D.
  
  Hawk
- E.
  
  Coyote
15.

_____ is an example of a fat soluble chemical that accumulates in aquatic food chains.
16.

About _____% of the available energy is lost between levels of a trophic pyramid.
17.

Global warming is related to the carbon cycle because fossil fuel consumption releases ________ gas.
18.

________ produces ATP energy from food energy.
- A.
  
  Cell respiration
- B.
  
  Photosynthesis
- C.
  
  Both a & b
19.

What is the smallest unit of an element of matter?
- A.
  
  Multicellular organisms
- B.
  
  Subatomic particles
- C.
  
  Molecules
- D.
  
  Cells
- E.
  
  Atoms
20.

___________ produces glucose molecules.
- A.
  
  Cell respiration
- B.
  
  Photosynthesis
- C.
  
  Both a & b
21.

Fossil fuel formation is part of the ____ pathway of the carbon cycle because formation of fossil fuels takes millions of years.
22.

Organisms that feed on both plants and animals are called __________.
23.

A trophic level is also called a _________.
24.

_____ is defined as the study of life.
25.

Example of a member of a detritus food chain.