Biomes
The lowest level of ecological classification is known as:
An Individual Organism
What city almost destroyed Mono Lake, and how?
LA. They took water from the tributaries for drinking.
What forms from the process of evaporation?
What are the two byproducts of photosynthesis?
Sugar and Oxygen
What is the criterion for being categorized as an Apex Predator?
You need to be a Tertiary Consumer with no predators.
What climate zone would you expect to find the Arctic tundra?
How much saltier than the ocean is Mono Lake?
2.5x
Dust collects with water vapor in the air to produce clouds during what process?
Condensation
The green pigment inside plants, where the process of photosynthesis occurs, is called:
Chlorophyll or Chloroplasts
What do arrows in a food web signify?
The transfer of energy from one organism to another through consumption.
What climate zone would you expect to find the Taiga biome in?
Temperate Zone
What are the tower-like structures formed out of calcium carbonate called?
Tufa Towers
What is needed to "kickstart" the water cycle?
Sunlight/Heat
What do we call the tiny pores/holes on the bottoms of leaves that help the plant breathe in and out?
Stomata
What trophic level do I fall into if this is my diet? Cucumbers, Broccoli, Spinach, Apples, Worms, Blueberries, Kale, and potatoes.
Secondary Consumer
What is different about the jump from communities to ecosystems to the other transitions between ecological classification levels?
Add Abiotic Factors
Where do the birds species nest at mono lake and why?
On the islands in the middle of the lake, to avoid predators like the coyote.
Plants can "sweat" just like we do. When this happens that water evaporates during the process of:
Transpiration
What percentage of energy can plants obtain from the energy within sunlight?
100%
What % of energy gets passed upwards between the trophic levels?
10%
What are 4 things that ecosystems must have in common to form a biome?
Climate, Species Present, Hours of Sunlight, Size
Name a species from each trophic level found at Mono Lake.
Decomposer: Halobacteria
Producer: Benthic Algae, Planktonic Algae
Primary Consumer: Brine Shrimp, Brine Flies
Secondary Consumer: Any of the birds
Tertiary Consumer: Coyote
How are precipitation and accumulation connected?
As the water precipitates back down to earth, it will begin accumulating in different bodies of water.
Explain how the process of photosynthesis kept our Ecosystem in a Jar alive.
The plants were able to photosynthesize when exposed to the grow light, which simulated sunlight. All other ingredients were present in the jar. The chlorophyll in the plant, the water we added, and the carbon dioxide being breathed out by the animals. The plant used these ingredients to photosynthesize, ultimately creating oxygen for the other organisms to breathe and use to survive.
What are 2 of the 3 reasons why energy doesn't get fully passed up the trophic levels? Extra 50 points if you name all 3
Energy is used and lost in respiration.
Some energy can't be digested and is excreted as waste.
Some organisms die naturally, meaning their energy does not get passed on but is recycled by the decomposers.