Vocabulary
Food Pyramid/Web/Chain
Relationships
Ecological Succession
Random!
100
What is the difference between immigration and emigration?
Immigration is when a population moves to a new location. Emigration is when a population leaves an area.
100
Identify the autotroph and heterotrophs in the food chain. 
Autotroph = grass
Heterotroph = grasshopper, bluebird, snake, owl, and mushrooms
100
What is a symbiotic relationship?
It is a relationship between two organisms that interact closely, usually at least one benefits.
100
What is a pioneer species?
The first species in primary succession such as mosses or lichens
100
Give an example of a biotic and abiotic factor.
Biotic (living): grass, tree, frog, spider
Abiotic (non-living): rock, sand, wind, temperature
200
What is the difference between an autotroph and a heterotroph?
An autotroph can create its own food/energy (ex: plants) and a heterotroph cannot create its own energy and will eat other organisms to obtain energy (ex: humans, dogs, lizards)
200
Identify the primary consumers in the food web.
Rabbits, mice, grasshoppers, birds
200
What are the three types of symbiotic relationships?
Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism
200
What are the steps in primary succession.
Pioneer species inhabit an area and break down rocks to form soil, small plants grow, shrubs and bushes, softwood trees, hardwood trees, and hundreds of years later you have a climax community.
200
Give an example of a population.
Examples: A gaggle of geese, a murder of crows, a school of fish, a business of ferrets, a nest of snakes, a fever of stingrays
300
What is a limiting factor and what are three examples?
A limiting factor is a biotic or abiotic factor that decreases population growth. Examples include; food, water, shelter/space, competition, predation, disease.
300
100% of the energy is located in A
10% of energy is transferred from B to C
300
Define and give an example of parasitism.
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed. Ex: tick and dog, tapeworm and human
300
What are the steps in secondary succession.
Soil already present so small plants grow, then bushes and shrubs, softwood trees, hardwood trees, and hundreds of years later you get a climax community.
300
What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
In primary succession you need a pioneer species because you have no soil, in secondary succession you do not need a pioneer species because there is already soil.
400
List the following terms in order from greatest number of organisms to least. Then give an example for each.
Biosphere, organisms, community, population, biome, ecosystem.
Example Answer:
Biosphere (The Earth), Biome (Desert), Ecosystem (Sahara Desert), Community (A group of cactus and lizards that live in the same area), Population (A group of Bearded Dragon), Individual (A Bearded Dragon)
400
Identify all possible secondary consumers from the food web.
Snake, Owl, Wildcat, Fox, and Lion
400
Define and give an example for mutualism.
A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit. Ex: clownfish and sea anemone, bees and flowers
400
Name a natural disasters that causes primary succession.
Volcanoes, retreating glaciers
400
How can competition be reduced in an ecosystem?
Animals could emigrate to another area, more food could be introduced, animals could develop different niches so they don't overlap, etc.
500
What is ecological succession?
It is the process that describes how a biological community changes over time.
500
In a food pyramid why are there fewer top predators than producers?
It takes more food/organisms to feed animals the higher up on the food pyramid you go since only 10% of energy is transferred so there are fewer top predators because they eat more prey. For example, it takes acres of grass to feed a gazelle and many gazelles to feed a lion, if there were the same number of lions as gazelles the lions would starve and not be able to survive.
500
Define and give an example for commensalism.
A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected. Ex: barnacles on a whale, cattle egrets and cows
500
Name two natural disasters that can cause secondary succession.
Fire, Flood, Tornado, Windstorm
500
Draw a food chain using the following animals and label whether each one is the producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, and decomposer.
insect, hawk, fungi, small bird, grass
Grass (producer) -> Insect (Primary Consumer) -> Small Bird (Secondary Consumer) -> Hawk (Tertiary Consumer) -> Fungi (Decomposer)