Biomes
Food Webs/Chains
Energy Flow and Trophic Levels
Nutrient Cycles
A little of this and a little of that
100
This biome contains plants that are adapted to prevent water loss due to the low average rainfall and high temperatures year round.
Desert
100
Identify a primary consumer in this food web.
Fish, Sea Snail, Limpet, Sea Urchin
100
Based on this pyramid, which organisms are herbivores?
Grasshoppers
100
True or False. Respiration is actively removing carbon from the atmosphere.
False. Respiration is actively contributing carbon to the atmosphere.
100
What popular young adult book series sends "tributes" to participate in a televised competition in which they fight to the death? Ahhhh!
The Hunger Games
200
What THREE things are considered when identifying a particular biome?
precipitation, temperature and vegetation
200
Other than showing which organisms are consumed by other organisms, what is indicated by the direction of arrows in a food chain or food web?
the direction that the energy is going
200
Algae takes in CO2 and produces oxygen for the sea turtle to breathe. From this statement, name one biotic and one abiotic factor.
biotic: algae or sea turtle
abiotic: CO2 or Oxygen
200
What role do plants play in the Carbon Cycle?
Plants absorb CO2 for photosynthesis
200
In what year was the first Barbie Doll released?
a. 1941
b. 1959
c. 1920
d. 1975
b. 1959
300
This biome has the highest net primary productivity due to its high temperatures, high precipitation rates and abundant sunlight.
tropical rainforest
300
Which organism(s) is a secondary consumer?
ringed seal, arctic cod
300
What is an omnivore?
An organism that consumes both meat and plants
300
What part of the environment is a large part of the carbon cycle, but is not shown in this diagram?
Ocean/lake/pond/water
300
What 3 states share a border with California?
Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon
400
Identify one economic benefit that could be provided by a boreal forest?
lumber sales
sale of meat from wild game
ecotourism (camping/birdwatching/etc.)
400
Based on this food web, what organisms are primary producers?
Phytoplankton and aquatic plants
400
Based on this pyramid and the 10% rule, how many kg of energy will the mouse get from eating the grasshopper?
187.05 kg
400
Aside from drinking it to stay hydrated, what is the importance of water?
Plants need it grow and animals need plants to eat.
400
Who am I?
Viola Davis
500
Based on this graph, which city is most likely a wheat-producing city in Canada?
Saskatoon
500
Based on this diagram, which organisms have a relationship of both competition AND predation?
Hawks and Snakes
500
In an ecosystem, energy starts with the Sun. What is the flow of energy if I start with the sun and end with a scavenger?
sun--> producer--> herbivore or primary consumer--> carnivore or secondary consumer--> scavenger
500
How does deforestation affect the hydrologic cycle?
Trees take up water. As trees are removed, there is more runoff and less water uptake which can lead to polluted waterways and/or flooding.
500
In 2015, this grammy award winning artist performed the lyrics "Do you hear me, do you feel me? We gon' be alright."
Kendrick Lamar