Food Web
Carbon Cycle
Ecology Mash-Up
Photosynthesis
Carbon Footprint
100
Carnivores are often __________ consumers and are on the ____________ level of an energy pyramid. They contain ___________ of the total energy in an ecosystem
Tertiary (4th Level) 0.1 %
100
Carbon Cycle does NOT include (select all that apply):
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Denitrfication
Ammonification
100
Fungi are important _______ in an ecosystem:
A) Scavengers
B) Producers
C) Autotrophs
D) Decomposers
D) Decomposers
100
Plants __________ the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere by conducting___________
Reduce ; Photosynthesis
100
Acid rain would _________ the photosynthetic rate and __________ CO2 levels
Decrease/Increase
200
___________ are at the ____________ of the energy pyramid.
Producers, Bottom
200
Humans can negatively impact the environment by (select all that apply):
A. Combustion
B. Reforestation
C. Acid Rain
D. Global Warming
A. Combustion (Burning Fossil Fuels)
C. Acid Rain
D. Global Warming
200
Plants play a crucial role in the carbon cycle because they
absorbs carbon taking it out of the atmosphere through photosynthesis.
200
Think about what goes into, and what comes out of Photosynthesis. Carbon Dioxide is a ....
Required substance of the chemical reactions in photosynthesis
200
After a rainstorm, when there is more water available to plants, the rate of photosynthesis will...
Increase (go up), increasing the growth of the plant
300
Which example is a form of mutualism
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Oxpecker Bird and Ox
300
Herbivores are __________ consumers on the ____________ level of an energy pyramid and contain ___________ of the total energy in an ecosystem
primary; second level 10%
300
The Correct Sequence for a Food Chain is:
Deer, Mountain Lion, Plant, Human
Plant-> Deer-> Mountain Lion->Human
300
What if we did not have decomposers in our ecosystem?
Waste would accumulate or build up and our ecosystem would be negatively impacted.
300
The following human interactions are linked to global warming (choose all that apply)
Pollution
Combustion (burning fossil fuels)
Deforestation (removing trees)
400
An example of Commensalism is Choose all that apply:
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Whales and barnacles
Moss and Trees
400
The Water Cycle Includes the Following Phases:
A) Evaporation, Condensation, Combustion
B) Evaporation, Condensation, Transpiration
C) Evaporation, Combustion, Transpiration
D) Evaporation, Ammonification, Transpiration
B) Evaporation, Condensation, Transpiration
400
An example of Parasitism is:
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Dogs and Fleas
400
The Carbon Cycle Includes the Following Phases
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Combustion, Photosynthesis, Respiration
400
Aerobic Respiration will __________ CO2 levels and increase _________ footprint
Increase; Carbon
500
Match the letter with the corresponding water cycle step: CONDENSATION*
F
500
In the winter, plants grow much slower (you don't have to cut your grass!) Why? Cold temperatures will...
slow the enzymes down that do photosynthesis
500
BIOTIC Factors include:
Bacteria, Animals, Plants
500
Identify the products and reactants for this process.*
Reactants: H20 and CO2 Products: Oxygen and Glucose (Photosynthesis)
500
The Water Cycle Includes the Following Phases
*
Evaporation, Transpiration, Precipitation