2024-2025 Science Midterm Study Guide PDF

2024-2025 Science Midterm Study Guide Name: _________________________ Interactions and Ecosystems  Predator-prey graph  Reading a food web  Energy flow in a pyramid  Primary succession vs secondary succession  Abiotic vs biotic components of an ecosys...

2024-2025 Science Midterm Study Guide Name: _________________________ Interactions and Ecosystems  Predator-prey graph  Reading a food web  Energy flow in a pyramid  Primary succession vs secondary succession  Abiotic vs biotic components of an ecosystem  Types of symbiosis and an example of each- commensalism, mutualism, parasitism  Ecological footprint- meaning, activities that would increase or decrease impact  Key terms o Endangered o Migration o Vulnerable o Extinction o Behavioral adaptations o Physical / structural adaptations o Deforestation o Consequence o Carnivore o Herbivore o Omnivore o Predator o Prey o Producer o Biodiversity Questions I Have Heat and Temperature  All points of the particle model of matter  States of matter- solid, liquid, gas  Phase changes- sublimation, condensation, solidification (freezing), melting (fusion), evaporation, deposition  Heat transfer- conduction, convection, radiation  Insulators vs conductors  Reading a thermometer  Types of variables- responding, manipulated, control  Pros and cons of the energy resources o Oil and gas o Nuclear o Solar o Wind o Hydroelectric  Key terms o Thermal energy o Temperature o Expansion o Contraction o Thermometer o Renewable o Non-renewable o Kinetic energy Questions I Have