Mr. Turner's Ecology Extravaganza

Roles in Ecosystem

100

This type of living thing can use photosynthesis to make its own food

Producer (plant)

200

These types of organisms can only get food by eating another organism

Consumer

300

These types of organisms are known as herbivores since they only eat plants

primary consumers

400

These types of organisms can eat both primary and secondary consumers

Tertiary Consumers

500

These types of organisms are crucial for cycling matter in an ecosystem

Decomposers

Energy in ecosystems

100

This is the ultimate source of energy for everything on Earth

sunlight

200

All living things perform this chemical reaction to get cellular energy

Cellular Respiration

300

Which type of organism would receive the most direct form of energy

producers

400

This amount of energy is lost when one organism consumes another

90% is lost

500

If there are 10,000 calories going from the sun to the producers, how many calories would make it to the secondary consumers

100 calories

Food webs and food chains

100

In a typical food chain, which type of organism is typically at the end of the food chain

The Tertiary consumer or above

200

What does the arrow mean in food chains

energy transfer

300

What happens to the NUMBER of organisms as you move up a food chain

The number decreases

400

What happens to the amount of available energy as you move up a food chain

The amount of energy also decreases

500

Fungi and Bacteria would be examples of this type

Decomposers

Symbiotic Relationships

100

In this type of relationship, both organisms benefit each other

Mutualism

200

This term means any type of relationship between 2 organisms

symbiosis

300

In this type of relationship a smaller organism lives in or on a host, causing harm

Parasitism

400

In this type of relationship, one organism benefits while the other is neither harmed nor benefitted

Commensalism

500

In this type of symbiotic relationship, one organism kills and eats the other organism

Predator Prey

Biomes around the world

100

This Biome only makes up 6% of all land on Earth but contains over 50% of all living things

Rainforest

200

This Biome is defined by the fact that leaves change color and drop in the fall

Deciduous Forest

300

This Biome is the coldest and driest Biome on our planet

Tundra

400

This Biome is defined as the marshy pine forest and is the largest land biome

Taiga

500

In this biome, the soil is too thin to grow trees and the seasons are defined as growing or dormant

Grassland