Energy Flow
What is an example of a producer?
Any plant mentioned
The relationship between a dog and tapeworm is an example of parasitism or commensalism?
Parasitism
What are two factors that effect climate?
Precipitation and Temperature
What is an example of a pioneer species?
Moss, Lichen, etc.
Another word for CO2 is __________ __________.
Carbon Dioxide
The arrow in a food chain and food web represents the flow of ____________.
energy
The relationship between humans and gut bacteria is considered a mutualistic or parasitic relationship?
Mutualistic
Which ecosystem is colder, the tundra or the grassland?
The tundra
The type of succession that results after an ecological disturbance is primary or secondary succession?
The process that results in smoke considered combustion or photosynthesis?
Combustion
What percent of energy is transferred from one trophic level to another?
10%
When members of the same population work with each other to meet their basic needs it is called competition or cooperation?
Cooperation
When analyzing a climatograph, the precipitation is plotted using a bar graph or line graph?
Bar Graph
Lichen and Moss is considered a ________ ________.
Pioneer Species
The major reactants of photosynthesis is ___________, __________ and __________.
sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
What is the difference between a food chain and food web?
Food Chain: outlines who eats whom
Food Web: outlines all the food chains in an ecosystem
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is unaffected is called commensalism or mutualism
Commensalism
What causes a rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide?
The burning of fossil fuels
What does lichen do?
Breaks down rock into soil
____________ are known as "recyclers" because they break down dead organic material and return nutrients back to the soil.
Decomposers
Is predation considered a density dependent or density independent factor?
Density dependent factor
Which biome has the most biodiversity?
The tropical rainforest
The temperate deciduous forest is an example of a what? Climax Community or Intermediate Species
Climax Community
The reduction of nitrate to gaseous nitrogen is called what, nitrification or denitrification?
Denitrification