Energy Transfer
Succession
Species Interactions
Succession 2
Potpourri
100
Name the 3 types of energy transfer diagrams
Food webs, food chains, and ecological pyramids
100
The change in an ecosystem over time is
succession
100
What symbols are used to describe competition?
-/-
100
Hurricanes, floods, and wildfires are examples of what kind of succession?
Secondary Succession
100

What is the mascot of Oak Ridge High School?

What are the War Eagles?

200
How is a food chain different from a food web?
A food web is many food chains put together.
200
What is a Pioneer Species?
The first species that inhabits an area in primary succession
200
What is mutualism?
A relationship between species where both benefit.
200
Volcanoes and glaciers are examples of what kind of succession?
Primary Succession
200

What field does Mrs. Sanders work in?

Pest Control 

300
Do the arrows in a food web/chain point toward what is being eaten or what is eating?
What is eating.
300
What is a climax community?
A community that is essentially stable - very little change is occurring.
300
What species interaction do herbivores have with vegetation. Explain.
For the most part, herbivores are parasites, as they harm the vegetation but usually do not kill it.
300
What specific organisms are usually a pioneer species?
Mosses and Lichens
300

When is Mrs. Sanders birthday?

April 13th

400
What process in the nitrogen cycle takes ammonia to nitrates?
Nitrification
400
What's the main difference between primary and secondary succession?
Secondary succession starts with soil whereas primary starts with rock.
400
Foxes and hawks eat rabbits. Describe the species interaction(s)
Fox and Hawk are competitors as well as predators; rabbit is prey.
400
Is a Hypothesis an opinion?
No, it is a testable inference versus a preference.
400

Name one of the schools Mrs. Sanders attended for her degrees

Amherst College 

University of Cincinnati 

American College of Healthcare Sciences

500
Looking at the food web, name a herbivore, an omnivore, and a carnivore
H - Rabbit, catepillar; O - Partridge; C - Fox
500
What factor influences the type of vegetation that grows in an area MOST?
The nutrients in the soil.
500
Describe commensalism and give an example.
An interaction between species where one benefits and one is not impacted.
500
If the amount of plants increased, what would be the impact on global warming? Why?
Global warming would decrease because plants consume CO2, the cause of global warming.
500

How many pets ( and what kinds) does Ms. Sanders have?

Three dogs 

Two cats 

one snake 

one fish 

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