Symbiosis
Parasitism
What producer/autotroph is ALWAYS at the bottom (base) of a trophic/energy level?
Plant
True or False: A food chain can also be represented in the same way though a trophic/energy pyramid.
True
Name THREE limiting factors. (Three factors that LIMIT the growth of an ecosystem).
Food, water, space, air, mates, weather, habitat destruction, etc.
The total amount of individuals that an ecosystem can support is called the __________ ________.
Carrying capacity
Mutualism
A __________________ consumer eats the plants that are found on the base of the trophic/ energy pyramid.
Primary
_________________, or autotrophs, always begin a food chain.
Producers (plants)
A carnivore eats....
A herbivore eats...
An omnivore eats...
Carnivore: Meat
Herbivore: Plants
Omnivore: Both plants and meat
Exponential growth shows what kind of curve? (J or S)
Logistical growth shows what kind of curve? (J or s)
Exponential: J
Logistical: S
Example: A woodpecker eats termites from a tree. The tree is not harmed, and the woodpecker benefits. This is an example of...
Commensalism
What is another name for the top predator, or tertiary consumer, at the top of a trophic/energy pyramid called?
Apex predator
Where does the energy for a food chain, or a food web come from?
The sun
The ______________is made up of the Earth and everything in it.
Biosphere
State the niche of a honeybee.
To collect pollen in order to turn it into honey.
The relationship between a predator and prey is called... __________ (vocabulary term).
Example: Lion vs. Bunny
Predation
From the bottom to the top of the trophic/energy pyramid, state the producers and consumers in order.
Use the terms: tertiary consumer, primary consumer, producer, and secondary consumer
producer--> primary consumer-->secondary consumer--> tertiary consumer (apex predator)
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food web expands out into a "web" of organisms that eat more than one type of other organism. A food chain shows each consumer only eating a smaller consumer.
Ecology is the study of ________________.
How living things interact in their environment.
Autotroph= Producer
Heterotroph= ______________
Consumer
What does a parasite need in order to survive?
A host!
What does the Apex predator have that the lower level consumers do not have? (physically)
Big claws, big teeth, large body, etc.
How much energy is transferred between different levels in a food chain? (per trophic level)
10%
State an example of where you see ecology in our classroom.
Plant growth, human interaction in an environment, etc.
What is the difference between a decomposer and scavenger?
Decomposer: (ex. worms, mushrooms) break down materials in soil.
Scavenger: (ex. vulture, crow) "clean up" the leftovers of roadkill.