Food Chains
Food Webs
Ecosystems
Relationships in Ecosystems
Invasive Species
100

organisms that are able to make their own food are called_______________

Producers

100

Organisms in food webs can have more than one role. For example, some organisms could be both secondary and tertiary consumers. True or False

True

100

Things that are living in an ecosystem are considered____________

Biotic Factors

100

Why do organisms compete in an ecosystem?

Because resources are limited, such as food, water, space and mates

100

What is an invasive species?

a non native species that has been introduced to a new area and causes harm to the ecosystem.

200

Plants create food using energy from ____________ in a process called ____________ .

Sunlight; Photosynthesis

200

An organism that feeds on primary consumers

Secondary Consumer

200

A stargazer fish preys on other small fish and is hunted by larger fish. It often buries itself in sand, while its upward-pointing eyes keep watch.

Give two reasons why sand is an important part of the stargazer's ecosystem.

  • providing shelter from predators

  • providing a hiding place from which to attack its prey

  • providing camouflage, given that the sand is a similar color to its body

200

What type of symbiotic relationship does relationship A represent?

Commensal

200

Only animal species can be invasive. True or False

False

300

Sharks are examples of ________________ in a food chain.

Apex Predators

300

What is the role of a worm in the forest ecosystem?

They are detritivores; eat dead matter
300

Name 2 abiotic factors in a forest ecosystem

Rocks

Dirt

water


300

What type of symbiotic relationship does relationship B represent?

Mutualistic

300

If a domestic cat is brought to a country it is non native to, on purpose, and kills native species to that country, is the cat still considered an invasive species?

yes

400

How do consumers get their energy?

Consuming other organisms

400

There can only be one producer in a food web. True or False

False

400

Define an ecosystem

a collection of living things interacting with other living things.

400

What type of symbiotic relationship does relationship C represent?

Parasitic

400

Brown tree snakes caused 10 out of the 11 native bird species in Guam to go extinct. Identify what this example would be a loss of.:

A. Biodiversity

B. Habitat

C. Vegetation

A

500

Organisms, such as fungi and bacteria, that release chemicals to break down dead matter are called_________

Decomposers

500

What would happen to the elk population if the rabbit population were to be removed?

The wolves and cougar would only have elk to prey on, therefore they would decrease in population.

500

Temperature and precipitation are both examples of:

Abiotic factors

500


Determine which of the following are examples of competition.

A. Carrots and potatoes grow next to each other in the same garden

B. Two male rhinos fight for a mate

C. Ten zebras graze on grass in the same open plain

D. A shark eats a fish


A,B,C

500

Lichen is made up of two separate organisms, fungi and algae. The fungi provide protection and absorb water. The algae provide food to the fungi.

Suggest 2 things that would happen to the lichen if the fungi were removed from the ecosystem.

1. If the fungi were removed, the algae would lose its protection and the help the fungi provide in absorbing water 

2. Both organisms would die because they need each other.