Ecosystem
Succession
Relationships
Energy
Pop Quiz
100
This is what all members of a species in a given area are called.
What is a population?
100
This is the replacement of populations in habitat as it moves toward a stable state.
What is succession?
100
These organisms can synthesize/make their own food.
What are autotrophs?
100
This is where the majority of energy in the earth ecosystem comes from.
What is the sun?
100
This is what a baby soda calls his father.
What is Pop?
200
This is the portion of the earth where life exists.
What is the biosphere?
200
This is the development of plant communities on newly formed habitats that previously lacked plants (ex. a lava flow).
What is primary succession?
200
This type of carnivore feed on other animals they can not killed.
What are scavengers?
200
This is the amount of energy LOST as it moves from one trophic level to the next.
What is 90%?
200
This is why your friend wasn't hurt when you threw a can of soda at them.
What is it was a SOFT drink?
300
This is the maximum number of organisms an area can sustain.
What is the carrying capacity?
300
This type of succession normally occurs first: animal or plant.
What is plant succession?
300
This happens when organisms live in close association with other organisms. Examples are: mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism.
What is symbiosis/symbiotic relationships?
300
This is what the majority of is "lost to" between tropic levels.
What is heat loss?
300
This is the type of soda you should give someone you're sweet on.
What is CRUSH?
400
These are the nonliving, physical and chemical factors which affect the ability of organism to survive and reproduce.
What are abiotic factors?
400
This is the return of an area to its natural vegetation after a disruption.
What is secondary succession?
400
These organisms feed on plants. Examples are mice, grasshoppers, rabbits, and sheep.
What are primary consumers?
400
This cycle includes transpiration, photosynthesis, and respiration.
What is the water cycle?
400
This is the state with the smallest soft drinks.
What is Minnesota (mini-soda!)?
500
This is a community in where populations remain stable an exist in balance with each other and their environment.
What is a climax community?
500
This is the generic name for the first plants in primary succession. (hint: it's not lichen)
What are pioneer organisms?
500
These organisms may be primary or secondary consumers. It depends on what they are eating.
What are omnivores?
500
The material from this cycle is turned into plant and then animal proteins.
What is the nitrogen cycle?
500
This is the best soda-pop musical.
What is Fanta of the Opera?
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