Vocab Test

Question 1

1st law of thermodynamics

Answer 1

change in internal energy of a system equals the net heat transfer into the system plus the net work done

Question 2

2nd law of thermodynamics

Answer 2

when energy changes from one form to another disorder or entropy increases

Question 3

10% rule

Answer 3

only 10% of energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next

Question 4

abiotic

Answer 4

non living

Question 5

autotroph

Answer 5

a producer

Question 6

biomes

Answer 6

a community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat

Question 7

biosphere

Answer 7

the regions of the earth occupied by living organisms

Question 8

biotic

Answer 8

living

Question 9

biotic potential

Answer 9

max reproductive capacity of an organism under optimal environmental conditions

Question 10

CBR

Answer 10

how many births per 1000 people in 1 year

Question 11

CDR

Answer 11

the amount of deaths per 1000 people per 1 year

Question 12

carrying capacity

Answer 12

the max amount of animals a habitat can support

Question 13

commensalism

Answer 13

one benefits the other isnt effected

Question 14

community

Answer 14

a group of multiple species living together

Question 15

coniferous

Answer 15

plants producing seeds in cones

Question 16

convection currents

Answer 16

heat energy transfer by convection when there is a temperature difference between two parts of a fluid

Question 17

deforestation

Answer 17

the destroying and logging of a forest

Question 18

denitrification

Answer 18

the removal of nitrogen especially by bacteria

Question 19

detritus

Answer 19

waste or debris

Question 20

developed

Answer 20

a matured thing

Question 21

developing

Answer 21

something that has yet to fully mature and is growing

Question 22

endangered

Answer 22

a species that is in risk of extinction

Question 23

estuary

Answer 23

a tidal mouth of a large river

Question 24

food web

Answer 24

the connection of multiple food chains

Question 25

herbivores

Answer 25

animals that eat only plants

Question 26

igneous

Answer 26

rocks solidified from lava or magma

Question 27

interspecific

Answer 27

occurring between different species

Question 28

j curve

Answer 28

the population density of an organism increases rapidly in an exponential form but then stops abruptly because of some other factor

Question 29

loam

Answer 29

a soil with roughly equal proportions o sand, silt, and clay

Question 30

mutation

Answer 30

the changing of the structure of a gene

Question 31

permafrost

Answer 31

a layer of soil that is permanently frozen

Question 32

tundra

Answer 32

a cold climate where tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing season

Question 33

watershed

Answer 33

a basin like landform that encompasses all rivers and tributaries in an area

Question 34

WHO

Answer 34

world health organization, concerned with international public health