Vocabulary
Graphs/Pictures
Biomes
Food Web/Trophic Pyramid
Random
100
Gets its energy from the sun
Producer (autotroph)
100
What is this graph called?
Exponential growth
100
Which biome is cold, has little to no rain, and a permanently frozen ground (permafrost)
Tundra
100
How many levels of producers are there in the pyramid?
One level
100
Organisms split resources in the environment to reduce competition
Niche partitioning
200
Seasonal movement into and out of an area
Migration
200
What type of graph is this and point to the carrying capacity
Logistic growth
Carrying capacity is where is levels out
200
Groups of ecosystems that share similar biotic and abiotic conditions
Biomes
200
Why is a trophic pyramid shaped like a triangle?
population and energy decrease as you move up the pyramid
200
Part of the ocean with little to no light, lower temperature, deeper, fish have bioluminescence
Aphotic zone
300
Affects the whole community and ecosystem
Keystone species
300
What type of succession is shown below and why?
Primary because it starts with bare rock
300
Which biome has the lowest net primary production?
desert
300
Which animal has the lowest population in the food web?
Hawk
300
What are the three ways to characterize aquatic ecosystems?
Salinity, depth, whether water is flowing or standing still
400
Organisms that are best fit for the environment survive and reproduce
Natural selection
400
What type of succession is this and why?
Secondary because it starts with soil
400
What are the characteristics of a biome with a high net primary production?
Warmer temperature and more rain (warmer and wetter)
400
How many producers are in this food web?
One level
400
The Japanese beetle is originally from Japan but now can be found across the United States, including Tennessee. The beetle has no predators in the United States and is destroying food sources for native species. What type of species is the Japanese beetle and why?
Invasive species because it is a non-native species that is harming native species
500
Disappearance of a particular population in a given area, but not of the entire species globally
Extirpation
500
What will this population do in the future? (decline, stay stable, grow)
Decline
500
What biome has the highest net primary production and why?
Tropical rainforest because it has the most plants (warmer and more rain)
500
How many consumers are in this food web?
3 levels
500
What are the levels of ecological organization from smallest to biggest
individual, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere