Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
One option to practice recall for a test or exam is Flip Cards. Cards may be
effective as a study tool when a number of facts or definitions must be
memorized.
The following information is a set of Power Point electronic Flip Cards for the
Grade 9 Academic Science Ecology Unit. To “run” the cards, use the
dropdown “Slide Show” menu and, if appropriate, click “View Show.” Each
definition has a blue background. It is followed by the corresponding answer
on a green background. To go to the next screen, you simply push return.
The “End Show” button at the bottom of the screen stops the program.
Another option is to simply scroll through the cards.
If Flip Cards work for you (i.e., you learn the definitions via this tool), you may
wish to make your own cards for the other science units.
Have fun…engage and learn.
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 1
Zone around Earth where
life can exist
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 1
Biosphere
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 2
Species interaction in
which two individuals
benefit from each other
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 2
Mutualism
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 3
A representation of the
feeding relationships
within a community
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 3
Food Web
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 4
The variety of life in a
particular ecosystem
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 4
BIODIVERSITY
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 5
A representation of
energy, numbers or
biomass relationships in
an ecosystem
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 5
ECOLOGICAL
PYRAMID
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 6
Mass of living organisms
in a given area
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 6
Biomass
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Question 7
A large geographical
region defined by climate
with a specific set of
biotic and abiotic
features.
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 7
Biome
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 8
Maximum population size
of a particular species
that a given ecosystem
can sustain indefinitely
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 9
Carrying Capacity
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 9
The abiotic conditions
within which a species
can survive
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 9
Tolerance Range
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 10
Species interaction in
which one individual lives
on or feeds on a host
organism
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 10
Parasitism
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 11
The layer of gases
surrounding Earth
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 11
Atmosphere
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Question 12
Ability to maintain an
ecological balance
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 12
Sustainability
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Question 13
Only 10% of the energy
taken in by an individual
at one trophic level is
passed on to individuals
in the next trophic level
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 13
Rule of Ten
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Question 14
Species Interaction in
which one individual
benefits and other
organism neither benefits
or is harmed
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 14
Commensalism
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Question 15
The forms of energy
transferred during heating
or cooling
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 15
Thermal Energy
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 16
Living things, their
remains and features
such as nests, associated
with their activities
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 16
Biotic
Factors
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 17
The process in which the
Sun’s energy is
converted into chemical
energy
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 17
Photosynthesis
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 18
All the living organisms
and their physical and
chemical environment
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 18
Ecosystem
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Question 19
All of Earth’s water in
solid, liquid and gas
forms
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 19
Hydrosphere
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Question 20
A species interaction in
which two individuals vie
for the same resource
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 20
Competition
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Question 21
The function of a species
serves in its ecosystem,
including what it eats,
what eats it, and how it
behaves
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 21
Ecological
Niche
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Question 22
The number of species in
an area
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 22
Species
Richness
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 23
The level of an organism
in an ecosystem
depending on its feeding
position along a food
chain
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 23
Trophic
Level
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 24
A sequence of
organisms, each feeding
on the next, showing how
energy is transferred from
one organism to another
organism
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 24
Food Chain
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Question 25
Any factor that restricts
the size of a population
Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology)
Answer 25
Limiting
Factor