Land Biomes
Energy Flow
Relationships
Populations
Biodiversity
100
Describe the temperature and precipitation in the Tundra.
Very cold year round and very little rain.
100
Write an example of a food chain with at least 4 organisms.
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100
Which symbiotic relationship benefits both organisms?
Mutualism
100
Order the following from smallest to largest: biosphere, population, ecosystem, community
Population, community, ecosystem, biosphere
100
Name an example of a biotic and an abiotic factor.
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200
What is the driest biome on Earth?
The desert.
200
Name the trophic levels from largest to smallest.
Producers, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer
200
Which symbiotic relationship benefits one organism and does not affect the other?
Commensalism
200
How is a community different from a population?
A community contains several types of organisms, while a population contains only one species.
200
Why is biodiversity important?
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300
Which biome contains mostly coniferous (evergreen) trees?
The taiga.
300
How would the bird population be affected in the frog population decreased?
The bird population would likely also decrease.
300
Which symbiotic relationship benefits one organism and harms the other?
Parasitism
300
What is an example of a limiting factor?
Food, water, shelter, etc.
300
Give an example of something that could decrease biodiversity.
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400
Which biome receives the most rainfall per year?
The tropical rainforest.
400
If the producers contain 4000J of energy, how much energy will make it to the tertiary consumer level?
4J
400
What kind of relationship involves one organism consuming another?
Predator-prey
400
What is carrying capacity?
The maximum population size that can be supported in an area with the given resources.
400
Define biodiversity.
The variety of all life on Earth.
500
Which biome experiences four distinct seasons?
The temperate deciduous forest.
500
Name a secondary consumer in this food web.
Several answers
500
Honeybees feed on nectar from plants, and they help plants reproduce by spreading their nectar. This is an example of which type of symbiotic relationship?
Mutualism
500
Define population.
A group of the same species, that lives in the same area, at the same time.
500
Explain how removing a producer from an ecosystem would impact biodiversity.
The entire ecosystem relies on producers, so removing producers would negatively impact biodiversity.