Draw a pyramid/circle with all the levels of organization labeled
What is eating the frog?
Snake
Name the producer
Phytoplankton
The honey bee drinks nectar from flowers and the flower gets pollinated in return. What type of relationship is this?
Mutualism
What do limiting factors do? Give an example
Restrict population growth
Ex. Food, water, space, shelter, natural disasters, disease, etc
Grass---> caterpillar---> bird---> Hawk
Name the secondary consumer
bird
What is the role of decomposers such as fungi, bacteria, etc
Break down matter and return it back to the soil
An animal that eats both plants and meat is called...
an omnivore
The jackal and wildcat both eat the bunny. What type of relationship is this?
Competitive
What is happening in this graph?
The species is reaching it's carrying capacity
As energy flows in a food chain, only 10% gets passed on. What happens to the other 90%?
It gets lost through heat energy.
What would happen to the food web if the salamander population suddenly disappeared?
Answers will vary
What trophic level of the energy pyramid is there the most energy available? What about the least?
Answer both parts
Most= Producers
Least= Tertiary Consumer
Snakes can be very stealthy, striking low-flying hummingbirds or raiding nests to eat eggs and chicks. What type of relationship is this?
Predator/Prey or Predation
Put this food chain into an energy pyramid
Mrs. Rosas will check answers
Compare and contrast a community and a population
Population has multiple organisms of the same species... a bunch of bunnies
Communities have all living organisms in the area... multiple populations... bunnies, snakes, mice,etc
What decreases as you move through the food chain?
There is 5,000 calories available at the producers. How much energy is available at the tertiary consumer?
5 calories
The sucker fish attaches itself to a shark. It eats the leftover bits of the shark's food. What type of relationship is this?
Commensalism
Describe how photosynthesis and cellular respiration are opposites. You can draw a picture but you must be able to explain this for full points.
Compare and contrast ecosystem and community
Ecosystem has both biotic and abiotic factors in an area... bunnies, grass, rocks, water, etc
Communities have only living organisms in the area... multiple populations... bunnies, snakes, mice,etc
What happens to the atoms (or matter) as they move through the food chain?
It cycles back and forth between biotic and abiotic factors.
Name something that is both a primary and secondary consumer based on 2 different food chains. Be ready to tell me the food chains.
Trout
Parasitism
Where does the original source of energy come from?
The sun