Ecosystem Dynamics
Energy & Matter
Biodiversity
Nature of Science
100
What is the largest ecological organizational level?
Biosphere
100
What types of organisms are found at the lowest trophic level?
Producers
100
What type of biodversity describes the variety of traits and characteristics in a population?
genetic diversity
100
Which line represents carrying capacity?
Logistic Growth
200
What is carrying capacity
The maximum number of individuals an ecosystem can support
200
How much energy is passed on from one trophic level to the next?
10%
200
What area on Earth has the highest biodiversity?
The Amazon Rainforest
200
Identify a tertiary consumer from this food web
snake and hawk
300
What type of growth do populations experience early on before reaching carrying capacity?
Exponential growth
300
What is the source of all energy on Earth?
The sun
300
What process is defined by the segmenting and separating of habitats
fragmentation
300
Which trophic level has the largest population size?
Producers
400
what is an example of a density dependent factor?
competition, diseases, parasites
400
Where does all the water go in area after runoff?
The Watershed
400
What is the name of a species that is not native and harms other species?
Invasive species
400
What process is depicted in this image?
Biomagnification
500
What type of relationship do both organisms benefit?
Mutualism
500
What is the primary role of bacteria in the Nitrogen cycle?
Nitrogen Fixing
500
What is the name of the slow and sometimes unnoticeable loss of entire species
Background Extinction
500
What is the name of the period from 1000 to 1800 AD
Lag Phase