Ecological Relationships
Energy Flow and Food webs
HIPPCO
Carbon/Nitrogen Cycle
RANDOM
100
Name all types of ecological Relationships and put the corresponding faces that represent them
Commensalism, parasitism, predation/prey, mutualism, competition
100
What is our producer on this food web? 
Phytoplankton
100
Name all of the HIPPCO factors
Habitat Destruction
Invasive Species
Population Growth
Pollution
Climate Change
Overexploitation
100
What are the 5 carbon sinks
Plants, Animals, Soil/Rock, Ocean, Atmosphere
100
What type of relationship is a whale and barnacles and why?
Commensalism - Whales are unaffected by the barnacles and the barnacles are gaining food while hitching a ride on the whale.
200
In order for parasitism to happen, they parasite would need a....
Host
200
Explain the importance of decomposers
(What they do and what they give)
They breakdown dead organic matter and recycle nutrients into the soil
200
Ice caps are being reduced at an increased rate is an example of...
Climate Change/Global Warming
200
Name two ways carbon is released into the atmosphere
Fossil fuels, volcanic eruptions, cellular respiration, etc.
200
What would happen if invasive species like bass were added to a lake that they are not native to?
Become predators; throw off the ecosystem balance; outcompeting native species, Destruction of habitat; altered foodwebs
300
What would a relationship between two male bucks be considered? Why?
Competition; Competing to mate
300
What process is this picture depicting? (one word)
Biomagnification
300
A population of finches on the Galapagos Island are depleting the limited amount of food resources remaining on the island. The population growth is slowing down due to this.
This is an example of....
Logistical Growth
300
Increase of algae bloom is most likely due to an increase of...
Nitrogen
300
Exponential growth and logistic growth can be seen on a graph in these shapes
E=L shape
L=S shape
400
Bees collect nectar from flowers to make honey; in doing so, pollen sticks to the bees. As the bees travel from flower to flower, they help to pollinate the flowers. This relationship is...
Mutualism
400
Which organism would be found at a trophic level with the least amount of energy and biomass? Why?
Tuna - It has the least amount of pathways for energy unlike the Seal.
400
On a logistic growth graph, the part that levels off is called the....
Carrying Capacity/K
400
In order for nitrogen to be used by biotic factors, it needs to be _______ and can be by _______.
Fixed; Bacteria and Lightning
400
Carbon found in the atmosphere is mostly in the form of the molecule...
Carbon Dioxide/ CO2
500
Are squirrels and rabbits competitors? Why or why not?
They do not eat the same things or even reside in the same habitats.
500
What would each level have if our producer started with 15,300 kcal? (10% rule) 
Primary = 1,530
Secondary = 153
Tertiary - 15.3
500
In a coastal wetland, developers cleared native mangrove forests for resorts, causing sediment and sewage to flow into the water. This weakened the native fish population, allowing introduced aggressive Nile tilapia to take over, which prey on native larvae and out-compete local species, destroying the ecosystem's balance. What 3 HIPPCO factors are involved?
Habitat Destruction; Pollution; Invasive Species
500
How do the processes of photosynthesis and cellular respiration affect the cycling of carbon?
Photo = removes carbon
C. Resp. = Adds it back
500
Algae ----> small fish ------> Great blue Heron
If there was a chemical spill in the water that killed a large portion of the algae population, what would happen to the Great Blue Heron population? (Include something about the energy in your answer)
GBH population would decrease because Algae is the main producer which starts with the most energy. This is because the fish population would decrease from less producers, causing the GBH to also decrease.