Ecosystem

The Organization

100

What are the nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called?

ABIOTIC FACTORS

200

List 3 biotic factors that can be found in an ecosystem?

deer, plants, flowers, elephants, dogs

300

All the organisms of a species that live in the same place at the same time make up a ______ . 

POPULATION

400

A ____  is made up of all populations that live in an area at the same time.

COMMUNITY

500

Which is the correct list of levels in an ecosystem from largest to smallest using community, ecosystem, population & species.

ECOSYSTEM, COMMUNITY, POPULATION, SPECIES

The Flow of Energy

100

What is another name for a for a producer?

AUTOTROPHS

200

What is another name for a consumer?

HETEROTROPHS

300

About how much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?

10%

400

Name the secondary consumer in this Food Web.

Plant > Grasshopper > Snake > Hawk

SNAKE

500

Name the Primary Producer in this Food Web.

Plant > Grasshopper > Snake > Hawk

PLANT

The Cycling of Matter

100

____ is the process by which a liquid changes to a gas.

EVAPORATION

200

What is the process when water vapor is released through the tiny openings in plant leaves?

TRANSIRATION

300

What is the process by which a gas changes to a liquid? 

CONDENSATION

400

___ is the water that falls to Earth's surface in the form of rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

PRECIPITATION

500

Water located below Earth's surface is called ____ .

GROUNDWATER

Relationships in Ecosystems

100

When both organisms benefit, which symbiotic relationship is described? 

MUTUALISM

200

When one organisms benefits and the other does not benefit and is not harmed, which symbiotic relationship is described?

COMMENSALISM

300

When one organisms benefits and the other is harmed but not killed, which symbiotic relationship is described?

PARATISM 

400

The egret perches on a buffalo's back and is carried from one location to another. The egret eats insects flushed from the grass as the buffalo moves. The buffalo is neither helped or harmed. What symbiotic relationship is being described?

COMMENSALISM

500

• Sea anemones and clownfish - Clownfish are often found living amongst the tentacles of the sea anemone. While those tentacles are able to sting nearly all other fish, the clownfish, thanks to the mucus on its skin, is protected from the stinging. What symbiotic relationship is being desrcibed?

MUTUALISM

Other Science Stuff

100

What kind of food do plants make for themselves during photosynthesis? Be specific.

GLUCOSE

200

What type of pathogen causes COVID-19?

VIRUS

300

When a person gets sick ... antibiotics are always used. TRUE or FALSE

FALSE

400

___ is an outbreak of a disease that affects many people in an area. 

EPIDEMIC

500

When a disease affects many people in a area and then spreads over a larger area or throughout the world it is called _____ . 

PANDEMIC