Ecosystems, Abiotic & Biotic Factors
Populations & Communities
Food Webs & Energy Flow
Energy Pyramids and Niches
Transpiration
Photosynthesis, Cell Respiration and Succession
Photosynthesis, Cell Respiration and Succession
100
The living and nonliving things together in one place is called what?
Ecosystems!
100
Name one population of animals within this ecosystem
All of the
1.) *Zebras*
2.) *Ostriches*
3.) *Gazelles*
4.) *Water Buffalo*
5.) *Trees*
6.) *Grasses*
100
One path that energy could take through an ecosystem is called a..?
Food Chain
100
Producers would be found where on the Pyramid.
At the bottom of the pyramid. (the biggest part)
100
What is transpiration?
Excess water being released from the stomata of plants in the form of water vapor
200
Name one abiotic factor inside of this room!
*Answers may vary*
200
What are the three kinds of Symbiotic Relationships?
Bonus 200 if you can define them all!
Mutualistism, Parasitism and Commensalism
200
What is an autotroph?
An organism that can produce its own food.
200
What would the next step be after a primary consumer?
Secondary Consumer
200
Which of the following is the correct equation for PHOTOSYNTHESIS?
CO2 + light + H2O --> O2 +C6H12O6
300
Is a tree stump an abiotic or biotic factor?
Biotic! once-living is NOT abiotic
300
Name any limiting factor that can influence the size of a population
Amount of land
Amount of water
Amount of space
Amount of shelter
Amount of food
Predators
Disease
Competition
300
An organism that lives by breaking down dead organic matter into simpler parts?
Decomposer
300
What percent of energy is moved from one organism to the next in a food pyramid?
10%
300
During cell respiration, glucose and oxygen get turned into what in the Mitochondria?
Water, CO2 and ATP
400
Which biome would this picture represent?
Tiaga
400
What is the carrying capacity of this population and how do you know
2000, because the graph levels out showing the population stopped growing.
400
The arrows on a food web point toward what?
WHERE THE ENERGY IS MOVING!
400
The role of an organism or population in an ecosystem.
Niche
400
Succession that occurs in an area with no soil
Primary Succession
500
What biome would this picture represent?
Deciduous/broadleaf forest
500
What makes a species invasive?
Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives
500
Where does all energy in a food web begin?
From the sun (even if it is not shown on the web!)
500
If two organisms are trying to fill the same niche, what can occur?
Competition!
500
Name one way Secondary Succession can occur
*Various answers*