This sphere of the Earth contains the cryosphere?
Hydrosphere
When an ecologist collects observations of organisms this is known as what type of data?
Qualitative
Where do autotrophs get their energy?
The sun
How much energy is transferred between trophic levels?
10%
This layer of the Earth contains minerals and soil.
Geosphere
Define a biotic factor?
Living organisms that inhabit an environment
How are food webs different from food chains?
Food webs show overlapping relationships between food chains. Whereas a food chain only shows the feeding relationship of organisms
A clown fish living in a sea anemone is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship>
Mutualism
The atmosphere is primarily made up of what two chemicals?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
A group of organisms of one species in one place at a time is known as what?
A population
When looking at a trophic pyramid which organism would have the smallest population
A wasp lays eggs on the back of living caterpillars what type of symbiotic relationship was it.
Parasitic
The portion of Earth that contains the biosphere extends from where to where?
High into the air and below the surface into the ocean
A place where an organism lives and can be shared with other species is known as what?
A habitat
Why are decomposers and scavengers found all throughout the food chain?
They are found anywhere there are dead organisms.
Koalas are found in areas that have eucalyptus trees to support their limited diet. Are they specialists or generalists?
Specialist
What are the four spheres? Give an example of each.
Geosphere - Land (earth’s core, mantle, mountains, sand, metals)
Hydrosphere - Water (oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, glaciers
Atmosphere - Air (oxygen, nitrogen, water vapor, ozone, wind)
Biosphere - Life (plants, animals, insects, humans)
What is the difference in an animal's fundamental and realized niche?
A fundamental niche is the role an organism can occupy without competition, and a realized niches is a smaller niche an organism occupies because of competition
An animal is hunted by a predator, killed, and then eaten immediately. Which type(s) of consumer(s) could have eaten it?
Carnivore or omnivore
a nontoxic organism mimics a toxic organism is an example of what type of adaptation?
Batesian