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 Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) 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 Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) Question 12 Ability to maintain an ecological balance Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) Answer 12 Sustainability Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) 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 Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) 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 Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) 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 Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) Question 19 All of Earth’s water in solid, liquid and gas forms Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) Answer 19 Hydrosphere Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) Question 20 A species interaction in which two individuals vie for the same resource Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) Answer 20 Competition Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) 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 Flip Cards – Grade 9 Academic Science (Ecology) 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