Intro to Ecology
Energy Flow
Biomes & Climatograms
Ecological Succession
Water & Carbon Cycles
100
What is the smallest level of organization for ecology?
An individual
100
What is the main source of energy on Earth?
The Sun
100
Which two things determine a biome's climate?
Average temperature and precipitation
100
What are the two types of ecological succession?
Primary and secondary
100
Which step in the water cycle is when water is evaporated from plants?
Transpiration
200
What are the two terms that describe all of the living and non-living things in an ecosystem?
Biotic and abiotic
200
How much energy is LOST at each level of the trophic pyramid?
90%
200
Which biome is found mostly at the northern most/top of the world?
Arctic tundra
200
Which type of succession starts when glaciers retreat or volcanic islands appear?
Primary succession
200
What is a sink for both water and carbon?
The ocean
300
What is the term for a species' role, job, or way of life in an ecosystem?
A niche
300
Which type of organism consumes everything in the food web and trophic pyramid?
A detritivore/decomposer
300
Which biome's plants are usually pine trees?
A boreal forest
300
Lichen and moss are considered what type of organism?
A pioneer species
300
What is the biggest human-caused factor of carbon in the atmosphere?
Fossil fuel emissions
400
A great white shark is located in which trophic level?
Apex predator
or
Quaternary or Tertiary consumer (depending on the ecosystem)
400
What percent of energy makes it to the secondary consumers?
1%
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Tertiary consumers = 0.1%
Secondary consumers = 1%
Primary consumers = 10%
Producers = 100%
400
Which biome is characterized by this climatogram?
A tropical rainforest
400
What is the stable ecosystem at end of ecological succession called?
A climax community
400
How do heterotrophs get carbon?
By eating other organisms