Biomes
The most diverse biome, home to many different species of plants and animals.
What are tropical rainforest?
The name of species that appear first in primary succession.
What are Pioneer Species?
How does secondary succession begin?
What are natural disasters?
The foundation of any food web or chain.
What are producers?
The reason why biodiversity is important in ecosystems.
What is biodiversity helps withstand and recover from disasters, helps organisms with handling diseases, etc...
Name 5 biomes
What are tundras, rainforests, deserts, taigas, savannas, etc...
What does the first stage of primary succession look like?
What is bare Rock
What remains during the 2nd stage of secondary succession?
What is soil?
The percentage that energy decreases when moving up a food pyramid.
What is 10%?
What is genetic diversity?
What is the variation of genes that exist within a species?
What is vegetation, climate, and animals.
True or False: Primary succession has a faster process than secondary succession?
False
What happens to the plants and animals during the 2nd stage of secondary succession?
They are gone.
Draw on a piece of paper or the board on how the flow of energy moves from one organism to the next.
The arrow points to the organism that is gaining the energy...
The hottest spots for species diversity are near. (Think about a specific location on the Earth.)
What is the equator?
A very dry biome that can be either extremely hot or cold.
What is a desert?
Which stage of succession can you find large trees and all the animals that live in that biome?
What is stage 6; Climax Community?
Name two events that could make a biome start the process of secondary succession.
What are floods, forest fires, etc...
What happens when one organism is affected in a food CHAIN?
It affects every other organism in the food chain directly.
The three categories of biodiversity.
What is genetic diversity, species diversity, ecological (ecosystem) diversity.
A warm, grassy biome that is home to lions, zebras, and giraffes.
What is a Savanna.
In what stages do both primary and secondary succession align?
What are stages 3-6?
True or False: Humans can be the cause of secondary succession?
True
Draw a food web on the board or paper that has 2 producers, 2 primary consumers, and one secondary consumer.
Example: Grass, Trees, grasshopper, ant, and bird.
Tropical rainforests are composed of what percentage of animals found on the planet.
(Bonus): The percentage of land on Earth that are tropical rainforests.
What is 50% of all animals on the planet can be found in tropical rainforests?
What is 6%?