Spheres of the Earth
Ecology
Feeding Relationships
Organism Relationships
100

This sphere of the Earth contains the cryosphere?

Hydrosphere

100

When an ecologist collects observations of organisms this is known as what type of data?

Qualitative

100

Where do autotrophs get their energy?

The sun

100

How much energy is transferred between trophic levels? 

10%

200

This layer of the Earth contains minerals and soil.

Geosphere

200

Define a biotic factor?

Living organisms that inhabit an environment

200

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

200

A clown fish living in a sea anemone is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship> 

Mutualism

300

The atmosphere is primarily made up of what two chemicals? 

Nitrogen and Oxygen

300

A group of organisms of one species in one place at a time is known as what?

A population

300

When looking at a trophic pyramid which organism would have the smallest population

The one at the top
300

A wasp lays eggs on the back of living caterpillars what type of symbiotic relationship was it. 

Parasitic

400

The portion of Earth that contains the biosphere extends from where to where?

High into the air and below the surface into the ocean

400

A place where an organism lives and can be shared with other species is known as what?

A habitat

400

Why are decomposers and scavengers found all throughout the food chain?

They are found anywhere there are dead organisms.

400

Koalas are found in areas that have eucalyptus trees to support their limited diet. Are they specialists or generalists?

Specialist

500

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)

500

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

500

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

500

a nontoxic organism mimics a toxic organism is an example of what type of adaptation? 

Batesian

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