Biomes
Community Ecology
Population Ecology
Miscellaneous
Music
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This biome is characterized by little to no precipitation, and the organisms that inhabit it tend to have adaptations to help them survive long periods of drought.
What is a desert?
100
Mistletoe is a vine that will attach to trees and slowly suck out the water and minerals from its host. What kind of relationship do mistletoe and trees have?
What is parasitism?
100
These terms are for when members of a population enter or leave an ecosystem.
What is immigration and emigration?
100
What trophic level has the least amount of energy available to it?
What is a tertiary consumer?
100
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This biome is the most biodiverse on Earth and stays warm year-round, it also receives lots of precipitation.
What is a tropical rainforest?
200
Certain species of birds are known to follow groups of army ants. As other insects leave their hiding places to flee the path of the ants, they are eaten by the bird. The relationship between the ant and the bird is what kind?
What is commensalism?
200
This is the term for the number of organisms in a population that an ecosystem can support- growth will occur until this line is reached.
What is carrying capacity?
200
A contaminant is introduced into the soil of an ecosystem. According to the principal of biomagnification, which of the following organisms is going to be most affected by it?
Grass-->Rabbit-->Fox-->Hawk
What is hawk?
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This biome is characterized by sparse trees and broad stretches of flat grassland. Conditions are hot and dry and it is also known as a "tropical grassland".
What is a savannah?
300
Hermit crabs are dependent on the shell of snails for a habitat and will take over unoccupied snail shells. What is the relationship between the hermit crab and the snail?
What is commensalism?
300
What kind of population growth is this?
Exponential growth.
300
What kind of relationship do these two species likely have?
Predator-prey.
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This biome is characterized by extremely harsh conditions due to year-round cold. It is found at the northernmost parts of Earth and while there are no trees, short grasses will grow during the brief summer.
What is a tundra?
400
Aphids secrete honeydew from their bodies, which is collected by ants and used as a food source. Ants protect aphids from predators by moving them underground to their colony. What kind of relationship is this?
What is mutualism?
400
Provide two examples of density-dependent factors.
-Disease
-Competition
-Predation
400
A biologist is studying the effect of temperature on plant and animal life in Badlands National Park. What level of ecological organization is this biologist engaging in?
Ecosystem ecology.
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This biome is characterized by a variety of temperatures during its four seasons, and supports hardwood trees and complex ecosystems. The northeastern United States is home to this biome.
What is a temperate deciduous forest?
500
An ecologist notices that when the population of species A increases, the population of species B decreases. When the population of species B rises, the population of species A also rises. What kind of relationship can we theorize exists between these two species?
What is a predator-prey relationship?
500
Provide three examples of density-independent factors.
-Weather
-Temperature
-Soil quality
-Natural disasters
500
Organisms living at the edge of their range of tolerance will experience this phenomenon, limiting survivability.
What is physiological stress?
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