Food Webs and Trophic Levels
Describe what an herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore eat.
Herbivore: Exclusivley plants
Carnivore: Exclusively other animals
Omnivore: Both plants and other animals
Why is carbon such an important element for the living organisms on Earth?
We are carbon based lifeforms!
Describe the two factors that go into making a climate
Temperature and Precipitation
Give the three different types of biodiversity we spoke about in class.
Genetic, Species, Ecosystem
What’s the name of the ice cream parlor Steve and Robin work at in season three of Stranger Things?
Scoops Ahoy
Draw a four level trophic pyramid and give the names of the organisms at each level.
Tertiary Consumer
Secondary Consumer
Primary Consumer
Producer
Describe a trees 'job' in the carbon cycle.
Trees absorb CO2 and give off oxygen through the process of photosynthesis.
They are
Give the two sources of climate change we spoke about in class.
Volcanic Eruptions and Organisms Present
Which biome has the highest biodiversity?
Tropical Rainforests/Any tropical biome
Who was the first, and so far only, Disney Princess that has a tattoo?
Pocahontas
Compare where producers and consumers get their energy from.
Producers: The Sun
Consumers: Food they eat
Identify the four processes that occur in the Carbon Cycle
Photosynthesis
Cellular Respiration
Decomposition
Combustion
Describe why some tree rings are thicker or thinner, and why some are darker than the others.
Thicker there was more water/warmer, thinner means drought/cooler.
Darker colors show the bark from winter seasons, while lighter coors show summer/spring growth
Described the difference between species richness and species eveness.
Richness: The number of different species
Evenness: How spread out the number of individuals are between the different species
Which Star Wars Movie does the line "Luke, I am your father" come from?
None of them! In The Empire Strikes Back the line "No, I am your father" appears.
Identify whether a secondary consumer is a prey, predator, both of neither.
Both!
Give the four major carbon sinks or reservoirs
Atmosphere
Oceans
Soil
Living Organisms
Identify the three of the six climate history sources we spoke about in class
Ice Cores, Tree Rings, Land and ocean Sediment, Fossils, Coral, Human Records
Describe the difference between primary and secondary succession. Give which one takes longer to happen.
Primary: Occurs on bare rock where an ecosystem is first established; Takes longer
Secondary: Occurs in an already established ecosystem after a disturbance
What is the #1 streamed song on Spotify?
Shape of You by Ed Sheeran
If the grass below takes in 5,000 Calories from the sun, how much energy would the bear get from consuming the Fox?
Bear
Fox
Bunny
Grass
Describe Ocean Acidification and why it can be bad for the living organisms in the ocean.
Due to CO2 in the atmosphere reacting with ocean water, the pH of the ocean changes as carbonic acid forms.
Bad because it makes a hostile environment for the coral and algae
Describe how the climate is behaving in with focus on both historical and more recent data
Historical: We are in a cool period where we have glaciers
Recent: We are in a very hot time with high temps and CO2 levels
Give the different between bioaccumulation and biomagnification.
Bioaccumulation: A single organism's tendency to ‘soak up’ toxins as it lives it life in a polluted environment
Biomagnification: As organisms consume prey, the toxins that are in the prey slowly build up in the consumers.
What is Miley Cyrus’ real name?
Destiny Hope Cyrus