Ecology Unit 1 Review

What part of the scientific method includes using the five senses to gather information to help develop a question?

• hypothesis
• experiment
• conclusion
• observation

Which of the following has the correct format for a hypothesis?

• Some plants produce fruit.

• Plants need water to grow.

• Will Using a different type of soil will result in higher plant growth?

• If I increase the amount of fertilizer, the the plant will grow taller.

Match the characteristic of life to its description.

• passing on of genes/characteristics

• heredity

• some organisms obtain this through food

• Homeostasis

• changing to fit the environment over

• Development

• maintain internal conditions

• Energy

• change in an organism over its life

• Adaptation

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Abiotic

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(b) Biotic

• Fungi

• Rocks

• Temperature

• pH

• Water

• Animals

• Soil

• Plants

• Bacteria

What is it called when an animal slows its metabolism and "sleeps" for an extended period of time?

• dormancy
• torpor
• hibernation
• estivation

What is called when a plant loses its leaves during the winter?

• dormancy

• hibernation

• torpor

• coniferous

What is ecology?

• The study of the human body.
• The study of relationships between organisms and their environment.
• The study of chemical reactions.
• The study of ancient civilizations.

Match the ecological hierarchy to the description.

• relationships between living things

• Biome

• number individuals (usually a species)

• Population

• Annual precipitation and annual temp.

• Community

• Living and nonliving things

• Biosphere

• The entire planet

• Ecosystem

What does this image depict?

• Biome

• Community

• Population

• Biosphere

What is the term that would describe the number of deer found in the state of Virginia?

• Community

• Biome

• Ecosystem

• Population