Land Biomes
Energy Flow
Relationships
Populations
Biodiversity
100

Describe the temperature and precipitation in the Tundra.

Very cold year round and very little rain.

100

Write an example of a food chain with at least 4 organisms.

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100

Which symbiotic relationship benefits both organisms?

Mutualism

100

Order the following from smallest to largest: biosphere, population, ecosystem, community

Population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

100

Name an example of a biotic and an abiotic factor.

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200

What is the driest biome on Earth?

The desert.

200

Name the trophic levels from largest to smallest.

Producers, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer

200

Which symbiotic relationship benefits one organism and does not affect the other?

Commensalism

200

How is a community different from a population?

A community contains several types of organisms, while a population contains only one species. 

200

Why is biodiversity important?

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300

Which biome contains mostly coniferous (evergreen) trees?

The taiga.

300

How would the bird population be affected in the frog population decreased?

The bird population would likely also decrease.

300

Which symbiotic relationship benefits one organism and harms the other?

Parasitism

300

What is an example of a limiting factor?

Food, water, shelter, etc.

300

Give an example of something that could decrease biodiversity.

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400

Which biome receives the most rainfall per year?

The tropical rainforest.

400

If the producers contain 4000J of energy, how much energy will make it to the tertiary consumer level?

4J

400

What kind of relationship involves one organism consuming another? 

Predator-prey

400

What is carrying capacity?

The maximum population size that can be supported in an area with the given resources.

400

Define biodiversity.

The variety of all life on Earth.

500

Which biome experiences four distinct seasons?

The temperate deciduous forest.

500

Name a secondary consumer in this food web.

Several answers

500

Honeybees feed on nectar from plants, and they help plants reproduce by spreading their nectar. This is an example of which type of symbiotic relationship?

Mutualism

500

Define population.

A group of the same species, that lives in the same area, at the same time.

500

Explain how removing a producer from an ecosystem would impact biodiversity.

The entire ecosystem relies on producers, so removing producers would negatively impact biodiversity.