Club Questions
Core Definitions
Energy Flow
Roles
100
Who are the teachers that run this club?
Mrs. Gauker and Mr. B
100
What is ecology?
The study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment.
100
Where does the energy for most ecosystems originate?
The Sun
100
What does a producer do?
Produce their own food and provide food and shelter to consumers
200
What places is the Ecology club in charge of?
Greenhouse, Courtyard, Arboretum
200
What is a population
A group of one species
200
Which are more complex, food chains or food webs?
Food chains are more simple while food webs are complex
200
What does a consumer do?
Eats producers or other consumers and keeps the ecosystem from overpopulation
300
What kind of fish do we begin to take care of in January?
Trout
300
What is a community?
A group of multiple species
300
After looking at the image, by how much does the energy decrease as it goes up the food pyramid?
10%
300
What does a decomposer do?
They break apart dead organisms into simpler inorganic materials
400
Who are all the eco club officers?
Ashley, Estefany, Yarinel, Joseph, Alis, Harlow, Ian
400
What is an ecosystem?
A group with both biotic and abiotic members
400
What is ecological succession?
The predictable change in a community structure over time
400
How do abiotic factors play a role in an ecosystem?
Provides resources and acts as limiting factors to keep an ecosystem from being overpopulated