Exam 1

the study of life

classification of organisms

the process of learning about the natural world through observation and experimentation

a scientific method that involves making inferences from a sample to a population

start with known information and applying it to something you don't know

long standing hypothesis with lots of data backing it up

the scientific study of the relationships between living organisms and their environment

anything living in an ecosystem

anything not living in an ecosystem

long term weather patterns powered by solar radiation

the movement of water from the ocean, to the atmosphere, to land, and back again

area of land covered by water for part of a year

benefits to humans or the environment

recharge aquifers, recharge nutrients, prevent flooding, nesting sites, remove pollutants, transportation, storm buffer

a large geographical area with a specific climate, vegetation, and animal life

the capacity to do work

stored energy

energy in motion

the study of energy

organism that uses energy from the sun to make food and energy

organism that gains energy from eating other organisms

amount of photosynthetic energy captured by producers

energy in producers that is available after cell respiration

created the Linnean ranks used for classification of animals

falsifiability

growth, cell organization, metabolism, development, response to stimuli, reproduction

need to reproduce because that's the goal of survival, need to have at least one cell, be able to grow

atoms-molecules-organelles-cells-tissues-organs-organ systems-organism-population-community-ecosystem-biosphere

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

learn how nature works by observing the natural and physical world and to understand this world through research and experimentation

1. can be be proven wrong, 2. can't be proven right, 3. can be supported by data

littoral, limnetic, profundal

intertidal zone, palegic zone, neritic province, continental shelf, photosynthetic zone, benthic, oceanic province, twilight zone, dark zone

moon pulls water and moon pulls earth. 2 high and 2 low everyday

1. energy can not be created or destroyed only transformed, 2. when energy is transformed, some is lost as heat

47% absorbed by atmosphere, 30% reflected, 22% hyrdrologic cycle, .02% photosynthesis, <1% wind cycles, currents