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Organization of Matter
Food webs/food chains
Symbiotic Relationships
Nutrient Cycles
Successions
100
1. The combined portions of Earth in which all living things exist is called the
What is Biosphere
100
Which food chain represents the food web above? (Food Web A)
What is Grass---grasshopper----frog---fox
100
2. A tapeworm needs to eat food that is already digested, so it lives in the intestines of a dogfish shark and derives nourishment from the shark. As a result of the tapeworm infestation, the shark is weakened and more vulnerable to disease and predation. The relationship between the tapeworm and the dogfish shark is an example of —
What is parasitism
100
The water cycle process labeled #1 is (Cycle G)
What is condensation
100
Which cycle does the above diagram represent? (Cycle F)
What is carbon cycle
200
What two things make up an ecosystem?
What is Abiotic and Biotic factors
200
Based on the energy flow between trophic levels in the energy pyramid above, how much energy would be expected to be found at the secondary consumer level in this pyramid? (Food Pyramid B)
What is 5400 J
200
A form of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit is called
What is mutualism
200
The water cycle process labeled #2 is (Cycle G)
What is Precipitation
200
Natural disturbances, such as fires or hurricanes, can result in
What is succession
300
How does a food web differ from a food chain?
What is A food web shows all possible feeding relationships in a community
300
Based on the food web above which animals are consider the tertiary consumers? (Food web C)
What is Hawk and mountain lion
300
A pearlfish spends the day inside the alimentary tract, or intestines, of a sea cucumber. The fish emerges from the sea cucumber at night to feed on small crustaceans. The pearlfish gets a safe place to live. The sea cucumber does not gain anything from the relationship, nor is it harmed. Which symbolic relationship does this represent?
What is Commensalism
300
The water cycle process labeled #3 is (cycle G)
What is EVAPORATION
300
_________ is the colonization of barren land by communities of organisms. Takes place where there is no living organism.
What is Primary succession
400
The greatest amount of energy (and biomass) in a healthy ecosystem will be found
What is producers
400
Based on the food pyramid above, which topical level has the least amount of energy?
What is Tertiary consumers
400
A relationship in which one organism is helped and another organism is neither helped nor hurt is called
What is commensalism
400
What does the X represent? (Cycle F)
What is Cellular respiration
400
is changes that take place after an existing community is severely disrupted such as fire. Occurs in areas that previously contain life and still has soil.
What is Secondary succession
500
Organisms that can feed on autotrophs as well as on heterotrophs are known as
What is omnivores
500
Based on the food web which organism is the decomposer? (Food web E)
What is Fungus
500
In the nitrogen cycle, what helps the nitrogen covert to useable forms
What is Bacteria
500
What does the Y represent? (Cycle F)
What is Decomposition
500
Where does the food we eat get its energy from?
What is sun