AMERICA SAYS QUESTIONS
WORTH: 100 POINTS
When I think about levels of ecology, I think ______
1. Population
2. Community
3. Ecosystem
4. Biosphere
Biomes include ______
1. Rainforest
2. Tundra
3. Desert
4. Northern forest
5. Deciduous forest
6. Ocean/aquatic
7. Grasslands
Draw the two types of ecosystem graphs
See whiteboard
What are the issues with insecticides?
1. Toxic, cancer, animals getting ill, etc.
What classification is an octopus?
Mollusca, cephalopoda
WORTH: 200 POINTS
When I think about community species interactions, I think about ______
1. Competition
2. Predation
3. Commensalism
4. Mutualism
5. Parasitism
Parts of the trophic pyramid are ______
1. Primary consumers
2. Primary producers
3. Tertiary consumers
4. Secondary consumers
5. Decomposers
Name some density dependent factors:
1. Disease
2. Competition
3. Predation
What has the lowest biomass?
Tertiary consumers
Differentiate mitosis and meiosis
WORTH 300 POINTS
Name four nutrient cycles such as ____
1. Water
2. Carbon
3. Nitrogen
4. Oxygen
5. Phosphorus
Name abiotic factors ____
1. Sunlight
2. Rocks
3. Water
4. Natural disasters/weather
5. Viruses
Name some density independent factors
1. Weather
2. Disasters
Which biome is low on all things?
Tundra
What is a keystone species and a biological indicator?
1. Genetic drift
2. Bottleneck
3. Founder effect
4. Gene flow
5. Mutations
6. Natural Selection
Name some biotic factors _____
1. Animals
2. Plants
3. Microbes
4. Bacteria
5. Fungi
Define succession
Change in an ecosystem throughout time
Sockeye salmon being preyed on by grizzly bears is what ecological level?
Community
Give me an example of mutualism
Food webs throughout ecosystems differ. Draw us two
See whiteboard
See board
How does nutrient cycling effect ecosystems and oceans?
1. Water content
2. Resources
3. Decomposition
How do ecosystems impact humans? How do humans impact ecosystems?
Who wrote Silent Spring, bringing attention to the use of chemicals in the environment?
Rachel Carson