term 1 part 2

Question 1

ecosystem definition

Answer 1

community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

Question 2

3 types of adaptations

Answer 2

structural
behavioural
functional

Question 3

biomass equation

Answer 3

only 10% is carried onto the next tropic level
calculate this by dividing the number by ten, that’s how much is carried over

Question 4

cell from synapse to synapse

Answer 4

synapse - dendrite - cell body - axon - axon terminal - synapse

Question 5

what is at the top of the brain the cerebrum or the cerebellum

Answer 5

cerebrum

Question 6

what is the W shaped part of the brain called?

Answer 6

the hypothalamus

Question 7

the small part below the hypothalamus

Answer 7

pituitary gland

Question 8

lower back part of brain?

Answer 8

cerebellum

Question 9

medulla

Answer 9

controls vital functions

Question 10

blood sugar is low

Answer 10

The pancreas detects the change and it releases the hormone glucagon. this tells the muscles and liver to transform the glycogen into glucose and release it back into the blood

Question 11

blood sugar is high

Answer 11

the pancreas detects this and releases insulin which tells the muscles to turn the glucose into glycogen

Question 12

what is a trophic level

Answer 12

the place an organism hold on the food chain ( there energy levels)

Question 13

mutualism

Answer 13

where 2 species have a mutual relationship, win win for all