What is a group of interacting living and nonliving things called
What is an ecosystem
100
What term describes a group of organisms of the same species which live in a common area?
What is Population
100
An organism that can make its own food is called a...
What is a Producer
100
What type of consumer is a black bear that eats both plants and animals.
What is Omnivore
100
What method of preservation is used to prepare raisins?
What is Drying
200
In which Newfoundland and Labrador ecosystem would you find a cod fish?
What is an Ocean
200
What term best describes a collection of all different species living in a common area?
What is Community
200
What classification would a frog likely be: Producer, Consumer, Decomposer or Scavenger
What is Consumer
200
What type of energy is lost at every level of a food web/pyramid?
What is Heat
200
What method of preservation is used to store most meats from the grocery store today?
What is Refrigeration or Freezing
300
The living factors in an ecosystem are called...
What is biotic
300
What type of symbiotic relationship occurs between a hermit crab and a bristle worm?
The crab’s shell is cleaned by the worm and in return the worm receives shelter and food.
What is Mutualism
300
What is defined as the role an organism plays in an ecosystem?
What is Niche
300
What group of organisms is responsible for returning nutrients to the soil or atmosphere from a biotic factor?
What is Decomposers
300
Who are the first species to inhabit an ecosystem undergoing succession?
What is Pioneer Species
400
The non-living factors in an ecosystem are called...
What is abiotic
400
What type of symbiotic relationship occurs between a pilot fish and a shark?
The pilot fish receives nutrients from the shark’s scraps, while the shark is not harmed and does not benefit.
What is Commensalism
400
An organism that eats only plants is called...
What is Herbivore
400
In a food web, how many arrows could be pointing toward a producer?
What is zero
400
What type of succession occurs after the Gander River floods and destroys the vegetation on its banks?
What is Secondary
500
Which interaction best describes sunlight affecting the growth of a flower?
What is abiotic-biotic
500
What is the process by which plants use sunlight to make food?
What is Photosynthesis
500
A series of interconnecting food chains is called?
What is food web
500
Which is recycled in an ecosystem?
A) Energy
B) Food
C) Mass
D) Nutrients
What is Nutrients
500
Which would be a disadvantage resulting from habitat conservation?
A) Biodiversity preservation
B) Increase in eco-tourism
C) Limiting human use
D) Resource sustainability