Spheres of the Earth
Ecological Organization
Feeding relationships
Organism Relationships
100
Which sphere of the earth is named using the Greek root "ground"?
Geosphere
100
Many species together in one place is called:
a community
100
Organisms that eat both plants and meat are called:
Omnivores
100
When a coyote eats a rabbit, this is which type of relationship?
Predation
200
When rain carries soil into nearby rocks, this is an interaction between which two spheres of the earth?
Hydrosphere & Geosphere
200
The unique role a species plays in its environment is called its:
Niche
200
Food webs are simpler than food chains. True or False?
False
200
Symbiotic relationships are two species living in close contact for some, or all, of their lives. True or False?
True
300
Which sphere of the earth contains all of earth's living things>
Biosphere
300
An autotroph is another name for:
Producers
300
Which type of organism feed on dead animals?
Scavengers
300
Which level of an energy pyramid has the largest number of organisms?
Producers
400
Soil, temperature, bacteria, rain. Which is NOT an example of an abiotic factor?
Bacteria
400
The ability of an organism to survive in changing conditions is called:
Tolerance
400
The cabbage leaves represent which level?
Producer
400
What percentage of energy is transferred from each level of the food chain?
10%
500
A coral snake is venomous, and the scarlet king snake is not. This is an example of:
Batesian Mimicry
500
1. Energy cannot be created or destroyed
2. Energy can be transferred from one organism to another
3. Only 10% of energy is transferred between trophic levels
4. Unused energy can be harmful
List each of these as true or false. All must be correct for credit.
True, True, True, False
500
The robin can be which two levels?
Primary or secondary consumer
500
A tiny filter feeding barnacle sticks to a whale. The whale is unaffected by the barnacle. What type of relationship is this?
Commensalism