Ecological Succession
Feeding Relationships
Food Chain
Symbiosis
Carrying Capaciy
100
An example of a pioneer species in Primary Succession.
Lichen
Moss
100
Definition of "Predator"
An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
100
What are 2 other names for a "plant"
Producer and Autotroph
100
What kind of relationship is this?
Clownfish and Sea Anemone
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Mutualism
100
Definition of "Limiting Factor".
A factor that can prevent a population from growing too large.
200
This type of succession starts with soil and is much faster than the other.
Secondary Succession
200
What kind of consumer is the aardvark?
Carnivore or 2ndary Consumer
200
Many food chains connect to form this more complex representation of energy transfer among organisms.
A Food Web
200
What kind of relationship is this?
Tick and Human
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Parasitism
200
What would be a biotic limiting factor for the deer in this ecosystem?
Grass
Predators
300
What is the niche of lichens in an ecosystem undergoing primary succession?
Lichens break down rocks and help create soil.
300
Which organisms are going to compete over the wildebeest?
Black Panther
Hyena
Lion
300
Name the 2nd trophic level in this food chain:
Grass --> Mouse --> Snake --> Hawk
Mouse
300
What kind of relationship is this?
Spider and Deer
Commensalism
300
What could be an abiotic limiting factor for the fish in this ecosystem?
Water
Oxygen
Temperature
400
What kind of succession would this ecosystem go through? Explain why.
2ndary because the soil is still in tact.
400
How much energy is available at the "Producer" level of this energy pyramid? Explain why.
100% because the plants use the energy from the sun.
400
Besides Producers these are the other types of organisms in a food chain. They are known as "Heterotrophs".
Consumers
400
What kind of relationship is this?
Tapeworm and Mammal
Parasitism
400
What are 3 limiting Factors in this ecosystem?
Starvation
Diseases, Parasites, Accidents, Weather
Hunting, Predators
500
What kind of succession would this ecosystem go through? Explain why.
Primary because the soil is covered by new rocks (cooled lava/obsidian) and needs to be broken down before plants can grow.
500
How much energy is passed on to each level of the pyramid
AND
How much is lost at each level?
10% is passed on
90% is lost as heat
500
Create one food chain from this food web with at least 4 tropic levels.
Answers will vary
500
What kind of relationship is this?
Bee and Flower
Mutualism
500
What is the carrying capacity for this population?
1.5 Million