Download Term 1: Environmental Science and Biology Terms and Definitions and more Quizzes Biology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Oligotrophic DEFINITION 1 lakes with the lowestlevels of annual productivity TERM 2 If more large fish are added to the ecosystem, what will happen? DEFINITION 2 Daphina population will increase TERM 3 Succession refers to: DEFINITION 3 long-term change in an ecosystem TERM 4 What is NOT an important role of wetlands? DEFINITION 4 Increase flooding around rivers TERM 5 Carnivorous plants catch and digest prey with their DEFINITION 5 Leaves TERM 6 Where is most of Earth's liquid freshwater located? DEFINITION 6 Groundwater TERM 7 Coleoptera (Beetles) DEFINITION 7 Includes most identified species, including insects with hard elytra TERM 8 Spiracles DEFINITION 8 Characteristic structure of insects TERM 9 Moths, butterflies, and lady beetles all undergo the same basic steps of complete metamorphosis. Correct order? DEFINITION 9 Egg- larvae- pupa- adult TERM 10 Classified as a marsupial DEFINITION 10 Opossum TERM 21 Decomposers break organic matter into inorganic components and these nutrients are then cycled back directly to the: DEFINITION 21 producers TERM 22 Rhizobium is a type of soil bacteria that has the ability to: DEFINITION 22 remove nitrogen from the atmosphere and convert it to ammonia TERM 23 Amanita muscaria is a well-known fungus in Kingdom Basidomycota. Amanita... DEFINITION 23 releases spores from mushrooms TERM 24 Example of a gymnopserm DEFINITION 24 Pine tree TERM 25 Under a microscope in lab, what structures could be seen moving in the leaf cells of Elodea? DEFINITION 25 Chloroplasts TERM 26 The bottom of the Zebrina leaf has many _____, which can close to reduce water loss of a hot and dry day DEFINITION 26 Stomata TERM 27 Which of the following is a vegetable where you are primarily eating the plants root? DEFINITION 27 sweet potato TERM 28 From the online readings, in temperate biomes, soil organisms are typically most active DEFINITION 28 in late spring to early summer when temperature and moisture conditions are optimal TERM 29 Biome covering large areas of Canada and Russia is DEFINITION 29 taiga TERM 30 Temperate deciduous forests DEFINITION 30 generally only have small differences in temperature and precipitation from temperate coniferous forests TERM 31 Humans use land for many reasons, the primary use is DEFINITION 31 agriculture TERM 32 Why doe tropical rainforests have such a high diversity of organisms DEFINITION 32 nutrients are closely cycled within different organisms TERM 33 Example of niche splitting to avoid interspecific competition DEFINITION 33 different species of warblers nest in slightly different parts of the same tree TERM 34 Needle-like leaves in bundles DEFINITION 34 Pine trees TERM 35 The term ______ is often used to describe angiosperm tree species (dicot and typically broad-leaved) DEFINITION 35 hardwood
