Food Webs/Chains and Energy Pyramids
Population Constraints
Ecological Relationships
Ecosystems
Ms. Z Trivia
100
Which is a more accurate representation of energy transfer in an ecosystem, food webs or food chains?
What is food webs
100
There are 3 main factors which determine an organism's population; density, growth rate, and what?
What is carrying capacity.
100
How are organisms effected in a mutualistic relationship?
What is both organisms benefit
100
The biosphere is the largest ecological layer and it consists of what?
What is the ecosystem of the earth.
100
What is Ms. Z's favorite sports team?
What is the Ravens.
200
If the third trophic level of an energy pyramid has 35.2 kJ of energy available, how much energy is available in the first energy level?
What is 3520 kJ of energy
200
If over a one year period, a farm has 25 new cows born and 10 cows die, what is the growth rate of cows on that farm?
What is 15 cows
200
How are organisms effected in a commensalism relationship?
What is one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
200
A group of similar ecosystems around the world are called what?
What is a biome.
200
What would Ms. Z rather eat, a burger, a hotdog, a steak or none of the above.
What is none of the above, she is vegetarian.
300
The role of organisms on the fourth trophic level is?
What is tertiary Consumers
300
Carrying capacity is defined as..?
What is the maximum number of organisms that an ecosystem can sustain.
300
What is the difference between a predator/prey relationship and a parasitic relationship?
What is in a predator prey one organism dies while in a parasitic relationship that organism is only harmed.
300
All the bunnies that live on one farm would be considered what ecological layer?
What is a population.
300
How many roommates does Ms. Z live with (besides herself)?
What is two.
400
Name all the roles the tuna plays in the following aquatic food web
What is, secondary consumer and tertiary consumer
400
The two variables that are used to calculate population density are...?
What is the population size and the size of the ecosystem
400
What type of relationship exists between clownfish and anemone?
What is a mutualistic relationship.
400
All the bunnies, horses, ducks, and grass on a farm would be considered what ecological layer?
What is a community.
400
What was Ms. Z's major in college?
What is Chemistry.
500
What are the two main ways energy is lost transferring up trophic levels?
What are, thermal energy and organisms use
500
Access to food and shelter, weather conditions, and predation are all examples of what that determines carrying capacity.
What is limiting resources
500
What type of relationship exists between a lion and coyote both hunting zebra in the savannah?
What is a competitive relationship.
500
What are the three similar factors which connect biomes?
What is a similar climate, vegetation, and animal life.
500
What is Ms. Z's favorite color?
What is purple.