Vocabulary
Species Relationships
Food Web
Global Warming
Mixed Bag
100
Define Carrying Capacity
The maximum population size that a particular environment can support
100
Define predator
the organism that eats another organism
100
What type of organism is missing from this food web?
Decomposers
100
Define the greenhouse effect
the ability of gasses in the atmosphere to trap heat and keep the planet unnaturally warm
100
Describe the energy flow through trophic levels of an energy pyramid
energy decreases as you go up trophic levels. energy is lost through organism metabolism and heat energy
200
Name the types of symbiotic relationships
Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism
200
Define prey
the organism that is eaten by another organism
200
In this ecosystem, compare the likely number of grasshoppers to the likely number of snakes
There will be more grasshoppers than snakes
200
Name a human activity that exacerbates global warming
Driving cars, mining, drilling for oil
200
Name a situation where succession occurs in an ecosystem
a natural disaster, a forest fire, new terrain is found by organisms, a new organism is introduced in an environment
300
Define population
Species in the same general area that belong to the same species
300
Identify a predator/prey relationship
fish/birds
300
Which organism contains the highest amount of energy and where does that energy come from?
Grass/the sun
300
Name a human activity that will decrease global warming
planting producers, forest preservation, using renewable energy sources
300
List the following from LARGEST to SMALLEST:
- population, ecosystem, individual, community
ecosystem, community, population, individual
400
Define Ecosystem
the organisms in an area and the physical factors influencing them
400
Describe how the predator and prey numbers fluctuate
Prey numbers increase and then predator numbers increase. This causes prey numbers to decrease, which cause predator numbers to decrease
400
A wild beetle that eats grass is introduced into this food web. What is a potential problem this beetle could cause? What is the name of this type of species?
Invasive species/it could outcompete the grasshopper, mouse, and rabbit for grass and cause ecosystem collapse
400
What is a finite resource? Give an example
a resource that is not renewable/oil
400
Why might it be bad for farmers to only plant tomatoes?
Lack of biodiversity
500
Give an example of Biological magnification
Algae absorb toxins in the ocean and are then eaten by small fish, which are eaten by larger fish, which are eaten by birds, which are eaten by….
500
Two species occupy the same niche. What may happen to one of those species?
It may go extinct/be out competed
500
The grass in this ecosystem burns in a fire. What happens next? (this is a vocab word)
Primary succession
500
Give a reason why drilling for natural gas or other fossil fuels is bad for the environment or ecosystems
displacing animals, releases toxic gases
500
Why was it positive to reintroduce wolves into Yellowstone National Park?
more biodiversity, controlled the deer population