Food Webs
Ecological Succession
This and That
Vocabulary
100

This organism makes it food with energy from the sun

Producer 

100

When an area of land is repopulated by a group after a disturbance

Secondary Succession

100

 Ecological succession happens over a ___________ period of time. 

long

100

What is a limiting factor? 

Environmental factors that limit the growth of a population

200

The mouse would be considered what type of consumer? 

Secondary Consumer 

200

When an area or bare rock is populated by a group of species for the first time

Primary Succession 

200

What is the carrying capacity of this population? 

About 2,000

200

What is emigration vs immigration? 

Emigration: organisms move OUT 

Immigration: organisms move IN


300

Which organisms would be considered primary consumers? 

Grasshopper

Rabbit

Bees

Deer 

300

An ecosystem that is mostly stable and unchanging

A climax community

300

List one BIOTIC and one ABIOTIC factor. 

The teacher is the judge! 

300

What is a population? 

a group of organisms of a species that live in the same place at the same time

400

What organisms are considered tertiary consumers? 

Snake

Hawk


400

Name an example of a pioneer species. 

Moss, lichen, etc


Teacher is the judge! 

400

Name 2 examples of a limiting factor. 

The teacher is the judge! 

400

What counting method was used during the bean lab? 

Random Sampling 

500

What percent of energy is passed from one trophic level to the next trophic level?

10%

500

What process is happening in this picture? 

Primary Succession

500

The collection of all of the living organisms in a given area AND the nonliving components that they depend on is known as...

an ecosystem

500

An interacting group of various species in a common location is called...

a community