Ecology
What is ecology?
The relationship between living things and their environment.
Which level of organization has both abiotic and biotic factors?
Ecosystem
Which Biome?
Fauna: Polar Bears and Artic Fox
Flora: Moss, Short Trees
Other Facts: Permafrost
Tundra
When it comes to the carbon cycle, which part of the cycle do humans have the most impact on?
A. Carbon Fixation
B. Combustion
C. Respiration
D. Decomposition
B. Combustion
Omnivore, Herbivore, or Carnivore:
1. Organism only eats plants
2. Organism only eats meat
3. Organism eats both meat and plants
1. Herbivore
2. Carnivore
3. Omnivore
What are the six levels of organization?
Species, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, and Biosphere
Food Chain or Food Web?
A branched representation that shows who eats what in an ecosystem.
**Hint: shows ALL predator/prey relationships**
Food Web
Which Biome?
Fauna: Moose, Deer
Flora: Spruces and Pines
Other Facts: Poor Soil with short growing seasons
Coniferous Forest
These are all steps within which cycle?
Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation, Collection
Hydrologic Cycle or Water Cycle
All are heterotrophs except...
A. Bald Eage
B. Humans
C. Flowers
D. Dogs
C. Flowers
How many symbiotic relationships are there? What are they?
3; Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism
Which level of organization is this?
Scenario: A group of the same dogs are hanging out together.
Population
Which Biome?
Fauna: Snakes, lizards, Nocturnal Animals
Flora: Cacti
Climate: Very little rain, Dry
Dessert
Carbon Cycle: Organisms release CO2 back into the atmosphere through...
A. Carbon Fixation
B. Nitrogen Fixation
C. Respiration
D. Combustion
C. Respiration
When energy is transferred to organisms, how much energy is wasted?
A. 15%
B. 100%
C. 20%
D. 10%
D. 10%
What is a keystone species?
The most important species in an ecosystem. The ecosystem cannot function without it.
What is the trophic levels in order from most available energy to least available energy.
Word Bank: Tertiary Consumer, Apex Predator, Producer, Secondary Consumer, Primary Consumer
Producer
Primary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Tertiary Consumer
Apex Predator
Which Biome?
Flora: Kelp and Seagrass
Fauna: Clown Fish and Sea Sponges
Environment: Warm and Shallow; Temperature remains constant
Tropical Oceans
These are all steps of which Cycle?
Lightning, Denitrification, Assimilation
Nitrogen Cycle
X: Which strategist have few offspring a year?
A. Y = R strategists X = K strategists
B. Y = K strategists X = R strategists
C. Y = K strategists X = K strategists
D. Y = R strategists X = R strategists
A. Y = R strategists X = K strategists
How did humans improve the Yellowstone National Park?
A. Humans Reintroduced Gray Wolves to the environment
B. Humans did nothing
C. Humans kept hunting the Gray Wolves
A. Humans Reintroduced Gray Wolves to the environment
Which type of species: Keystone, Invasive, or Endangered?
A non-native species to the environment and has no natural predator.
Invasive Species
Which Aquatic Biome?
Definition: Mixing of salt and fresh water.
A. Wetlands
B. Estuaries
C. Rivers/Streams
D. Tropical Oceans
B. Estuaries
These are all steps in which cycle?
Weathering, Sedimentation, decomposition
Phosphorus Cycle
Which Symbiotic Relationship is it?
A bird builds a nest in a tree.
**Hint: The nest is not hurting or helping the tree**
Commensalism