Ecology Basics
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Cell Miracles!
Membranes
To breathe…or
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These special types of “climbing
devices” have been installed to
help salmon migrate upstream.
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200
The loss of a single species
may cause a ripple effect felt
across an entire ecosystem.
This “kind” of species is called
a _____________species because
it has an unusually large effect
on its ecosystem.
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300
This is any type of change that can
make an organism better suited for
its environment.
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400
Organisms that make their own
food are autotrophs, but these are
organisms that eat autotrophs
(directly or indirectly)
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500
In population ecology, this
describes the maximum number
of individuals that a stable
environment can support
indefinitely.
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600
Some tiny prokaryotes (bacteria)
have been found that make their
own food without sunlight.
_______________is the process by
which an organism makes food
using chemicals (rather than light)
as an energy source.
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700
In a particular food chain, grass is
eaten by rabbits that are eaten by
owls. In this food chain, the grass
is the producer and the rabbit is
the _____________consumer
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800
1. _________: organisms that eat only
plants.
2. ___________: organisms that eat
only animals.
3. _____________: organisms that
break down organic matter into
simpler compounds
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900
The principle of ______________
_______________ states that when two
species are competing for the
same resources, one species will
be better suited to the niche, and
the other species will be pushed
into another niche or become
extinct.
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1000
These are 2 examples of A)abiotic
factors in an ecosystem and 2
examples of B)biotic factors in an
ecosystem.
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100
We always begin
examining microscope
slides with this objective
lens in place
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200
This category of cells has a
definite nucleus and organelles.
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300
A bacteria cell is _____________,
since it has no nucleus or
membrane-bound organelles
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400
“This” microscope part regulates
the amount of light on a standard
microscope.
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500
The ocular lens of a microscope
has a magnification of 10X and the
objective lens has a magnification
of 40X. The total magnification
is….
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600
In the microscope lab, this is the
most notable difference between
the onion epidermis cells and the
Elodea leaf cells
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700
This is the highest magnification a
scope could have (with an eyepiece
at 10X, a low power objective at
10X and a high power objective at
50X)
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800
The Cell Theory states that 1)All
organisms are made of __________,
2)All existing cells are produced by
other living ___________, and 3)The
____________is the most basic unit of
life.
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900
This “type” of microscope with a
light source shining from a)above,
b)beneath or c)both gave us the
chance to see our pond water
sample in “3-D”.
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1000
Within a membrane, a cell is filled
with a “jellylike substance” called
a)______________ that contains
dissolved molecular building
blocks. In some cells, this “jellylike” substance also contains
b)____________, structures
specialized to perform distinct jobs
in the cell.
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100
This is a long whip-like tail used for
cellular locomotion.
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200
This is a major difference between
rough and smooth E.R.
(endoplasmic reticulum)
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300
This is the organelle used in
photosynthesis ; it helps to convert
the sun’s energy into food.
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400
This is the cell organelle that helps
to make the proteins that carry out
endless jobs in our bodies
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500
The process of moving molecules
out of a cell
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600
These are the cells recycling
centers: they contain digestive
enzymes to digest damaged or
foreign material
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700
List three things that all cells have
in common
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800
This organelle packages,
processes and ships proteins and
fats; it also functions in producing
lysosomes
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900
Mitochondria and chloroplasts
contain a small amount of this
genetic material…it allows them
to direct the production of some
of their own proteins
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1000
V Words!
A ____________is a fluid filled sac
used for storage of material by the
cell whereas a _____________ is a
general name describing small
membrane-bound sacs that
transport materials from place to
place.
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100
A membrane is said to be “this” if
it allows only certain molecules to
pass.
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200
This is the current cell membrane
“model” describing a cell’s texture
and appearance
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300
Movement of molecules across a
cell membrane that does not
require energy input from the cell.
What is passive transport
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400
This is the process by which
water travels from areas of
higher to lower concentration
across a membrane
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500
___________transport drives
molecules across a membrane
from a region of low concentration
to high concentration with the
input of energy.
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600
A type of endocytosis in which the
cell membrane “engulfs” large
particles to bring them into a cell.
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700
If one of the high energy, unstable
phosphate bonds “breaks” from
adenosine triphosphate (ATP),
energy is released, and “this”
molecule is produced.
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800
When a cell (90% water and 10%
salt) is placed into an environment
that is 92% water and 8% salt, the
cell will likely do “this”.
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900
When concentrations of
substances on either side of a
membrane are the same, the
system is said to be in
_________________.
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1000
Elephants are larger than mice,
right? This is the reason why an
elephant’s cells are not much
larger than a mouse’s cells.
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100
This is the color of Bromothymol
blue with a large amount of carbon
dioxide is present.
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200
These are the products of
cellular respiration.
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300
These are the requirements for
photosynthesis.
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400
The primary photosynthetic
pigment found in the chloroplast.
(Its electrons are excited by the
sun’s energy).
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500
Chlorophyll reflects these colors
(or wavelengths of light) most of
all.
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600
This pigment is a major contributor
to a carrot’s orange color.
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700
According to our snail/elodea lab
results, the following hypothesis
would be (supported / not
supported / refuted)
Elodea takes in CO2 that the snail
breathes out (in the light)
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800
The ___________ _____________
reactions use energy from the
light-dependent reactions to make
sugars.
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900
This is an example of an electron
carrier in photosynthesis or
respiration
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1000
These are two factors that affect
photosynthesis
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