Spheres of the Earth
Ecological Organization
Feeding Relationships
Organism Relationships
Ecology Presentations
100
Rain carries soil into a nearby pond. This is an interaction between which two “spheres” of the earth?
Hydrosphere and Litho or Geosphere
100
The unique role a species plays in its environment is its
Niche
100
I eat dead animals, what am I?
Scavenger
100
The first law of Thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.
True or False
True
100
This animal is the largest living lizard.
Komodo Dragon (Thanks, Will!)
200
Most of the hydrosphere is found where?
The Oceans
200
Many species together in one place are called
Community
200
I eat both plants and animals, what am I?
Omnivore
200
In this picture the Holly Leaf-miner is a...
First-level or primary consumer
200
This animal does not like moving water.
Alligator (Thanks, Carter!)
300
The Cryosphere is sometimes thought of as a fifth sphere, but it is actually part of which sphere?
Hydrosphere (frozen water)
300
This is where an organism lives and can be shared with other species
Habitat
300
I break down dead and decaying matter into simpler molecules. What am I?
Decomposer
300
How much chemical energy is transferred from the producer level to the secondary consumer level in a food chain?
10%
300
This animal has a Mutualistic relationship with a Tick.
White-tailed Deer (Thanks, Nate!)
400
Which sphere of the earth is named using the Greek root meaning “ground”?
*Hint*
The layers of the Earth are found here
Litho or Geosphere
400
I can easily adapt to many changes due to my high range of tolerance. I am called a...
Generalist
400
Where do heterotrophs get their energy from?
Autotrophs (plants)
400
A clownfish hides from predators inside a sea anemone, and the sea anemone receives nutrients from the clownfish. What type of relationship is this?
Mutualism
400
This animal has a swim bladder it uses as a modified lung.
Tarpon (Thanks, Pay!)
500
Algae belongs to which sphere?
Biosphere
500
I am all the nonliving things in an environment
Abiotic factors
500
How do autotrophs obtain their energy?
From the sun
500
A tiny filter-feeding barnacle sticks to a whale. The whale is unaffected by this new stowaway. What type of relationship is this?
Commensalism
500
Which animal cannot be seen with night vision goggles?
The Polar Bear (Thanks, Mia)
1000
The atmosphere is made primarily of two gasses. What are they?
Nitrogen and Oxygen
1000
The role an organism occupies without competition is called a
Fundamental Niche
1000
Two types of organisms consume dead and decaying matter. The difference between these two types of organisms is that ______________ are consumers that feed on dead animals, while ______________ break down plants and animals into simpler molecules.
Scavengers and Decomposers
1000
Which level of an energy pyramid is most likely to have the highest number of organisms?
Producers
1000
Mike belongs to the J Pod. What are the other two pods that make up the Southern Resident Killer Whales?
K and L pods (Thanks, Dr. Share!)