test 1

Question 1

Geo Positioning science

Answer 1

a way to locate things using satellite positioning

Question 2

invasive

Answer 2

a species that is not native to the area they are occupying

Question 3

ecology

Answer 3

scientific natural history

Question 4

organism

Answer 4

something that is alive

Question 5

competitors

Answer 5

not enough resources on the landscape for the organisms

Question 6

community

Answer 6

any assemblance of a population of living organisms in a prescribed area or habitat

Question 7

habitat

Answer 7

any part of the biosphere where a particular species can live

Question 8

biosphere

Answer 8

the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the Earth occupied by living organisms

Question 9

Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources

Answer 9

handles and assists with wild animals and controls fishing and hunting seasons in the state of VA

Question 10

deciduous forest

Answer 10

trees that lose their leaves, the type of forests in Virginia

Question 11

biome

Answer 11

a community of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in, a large area characterized by its vegetation, soil, climate, and wildlife

Question 12

evergreen trees

Answer 12

the opposite of a deciduous tree, it does not lose their leaves (holly trees)

Question 13

ecosystem

Answer 13

a biotic community and its abiotic environment that exist in the same area

Question 14

biotic factors

Answer 14

living things, generally plants, vertebrates, or invertebrates, or micro organisms

Question 15

abiotic factors

Answer 15

non living things, have never been alive (shells, water, fire)

Question 16

vertebrates

Answer 16

has a backbone (humans, dog, finned fish, snake)

Question 17

invertebrates

Answer 17

does not have a backbone (worm, jellyfish, scallops, crab), have a large reproductive rate because of short life

Question 18

symbiosis

Answer 18

a relationship between two organisms

Question 19

factors of being alive

Answer 19

needs to grow, be made of cells, respond to a stimulus, reproduce, contain DNA, and requires energy

Question 20

amount of rainfall per year in VA

Answer 20

40 inches

Question 21

temperate deciduous forest

Answer 21

has four defined seasons, VA is an example of this

Question 22

warm blooded vertebrates

Answer 22

mammals, birds

Question 23

cold blooded vertebrates

Answer 23

reptiles (lay eggs w shells), amphibians (lay eggs no shell), fish

Question 24

Gymnosperms

Answer 24

cone bearing plants, referred to as evergreens

Question 25

Angiosperms

Answer 25

vascular plants that produce a flower (then can produce fruit)

Question 26

advantages of warm blooded vertebrates

Answer 26

can regulate their body temperature, have an advantage over cold blooded vertebrates and can still be active by generating energy thru food

Question 27

number of vascular plants

Answer 27

391,000

Question 28

PETA

Answer 28

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Question 29

predator

Answer 29

animal that does the hunting

Question 30

prey

Answer 30

animal that gets hunted

Question 31

parasitism

Answer 31

one organism living with another at the expense of the other organism (a parasite that might be on an animal is deriving its nutrients from the animal)

Question 32

mutualism

Answer 32

a subset of parasitism, two animals living together with no negative impact on them

Question 33

commensalism

Answer 33

a subset of parasitism, an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm

Question 34

regions of VA

Answer 34

Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, Appalachian Plateau

Question 35

All rain from the regions of VA flow into _________ except the rain from _________ flows into the __________

Answer 35

the Atlantic Ocean, Appalachian Plateau, Mississippi River

Question 36

competition

Answer 36

organisms competing because they want the same mate, space, or food

Question 37

climate

Answer 37

a regional pattern over the long term

Question 38

desert

Answer 38

a place where it rains less than 10 inches per year

Question 39

salinity

Answer 39

a measure of salt content

Question 40

Freshwater ecosystem

Answer 40

have less than 1% of salt content in water

Question 41

marine water ecosystem

Answer 41

have greater than 3% of salt content in water

Question 42

% of freshwater on earth

Answer 42

2.5%

Question 43

% of marine water on earth

Answer 43

97%

Question 44

acidic

Answer 44

when something has a PH of 0.1-6.9 ( ex something w a pH of 4 is 100x more acidic than a pH of 5)

Question 45

base

Answer 45

pH of 7

Question 46

alkaline

Answer 46

pH over 7

Question 47

Pangea

Answer 47

the landmass that once existed on Earth where all the continents were touching

Question 48

are there more animals or plants on Earth

Answer 48

animals, 8.7 million species of animals have been named

Question 49

endemic

Answer 49

native to an area, opposite of invasive

Question 50

VDWR says there are ____________ coyotes in VA

Answer 50

50,000

Question 51

keystone species

Answer 51

the local ecosystem is significantly impacted by that species

Question 52

VDWR says that if the coyote population drops below ________ then the females will start ___________

Answer 52

60%, ovulating more eggs to have larger litters to bring back the population numbers