Ecosystems
Give an example of a biotic factor
Anything living
What is the first trophic level of a food chain?
Producer
What is the broadest classification of organisms?
Domain
Depends on answer
What is the symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit?
Mutualism
What is the difference between a population and a community?
A population is a group of organisms that are the same species. A community is a collection of populations.
What trophic level would a grasshopper be on in a food chain?
Primary consumer
How many levels of classification are there?
8
What is the most influential greenhouse gas?
CO2
A flea on a dog is an example of a ______________
Parasite
All life on Earth exists in a region called the....?
Biosphere
What is the last trophic level?
Decomposer
If an organism has a cell wall and can photosynthesize, what kingdom is the organism likely part of?
Plantae
What is the difference between weather and climate?
Climate is long term, weather is short term.
Double points: What is the final stage of succession?
Climax community
What is the difference between a niche and a habitat?
A habitat is the area where an organism lives, a niche is how the organism uses the area.
Which trophic level would an owl be on?
0v0
Tertiary
How do you write the genus and species?
Capitalize the genus, lowercase species + italics
What is the difference between a carbon sink and a carbon source?
Carbon sink = holds in carbon, carbon source = releases carbon
Give an example of commensalism.
Depends on answer
What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph? Give examples of both.
Autotrophs make their own food, heterotrophs do not. Plants vs animals.
Which trophic level of a food chain would autotrophs fall into?
Producers
What is the order of classification from broadest to specific?
Domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
What is the biggest carbon source?
Fossil fuels
What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
Primary = does not start with soil, secondary = starts with soil