Food Web
Scientific Inquiry
Factors
Vocabulary
Misc.
100

Organisms that get their energy from other

living organisms are called

Consumers

100

Why does the sediment get smaller as you go down a river?

Smaller particles can move down the river because it weighs less. 

100

give two examples of producers

Ferns, cactus
100

Apex predator is at what trophic level? 

top of the trophic level 

100

Mickey Mouse's dog's name

Pluto

200

1. What is transferred through a food chain?


2. What is recycled through a food web?


Matter


Energy


Both Matter and Energy


Neither Matter nor Energy

1. C

2. C

200

In a study about the effect of location

(above vs. below the Elwha Dams) on

sediment size in the Elwha River, 

What is the manipulated variable?

Location

200

What is an example of a decomposer

bacteria

200

Bears consume a variety of foods what is the term for this? 

Omnivores

200

Which house does the sorting hat put Harry Potter in?

Gryffindor

300

The energy in most food webs comes


from________.

Producers

300

In a study about the effect of location

(above vs. below the Elwha Dams) on

sediment size in the Elwha River,

What is the responding (dependent)

variable?

Sediment size

300

This animal like organisms help with decomposing matter. 

Fungi

300

Decomposers are ___________eaters

Detritus

300

What two countries share the longest boarder?

U.S. and Canada 

400

A plant eater is called either a _________



Herbivore 

400

In a study about the effect of location

(above vs. below the Elwha Dams) on

sediment size in the Elwha River,

What is the controlled variable?

the river

400

Term for factors in an ecosystem that are not alive. 

Abiotic

400

The 10% rule of _______________ transfer to the next trophic level. 

Energy

400

This animal can be found on the Olympic Peninsula and if you lick it the slime will make your mouth go numb. 

Banana Slug

500

A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains. 

Food web

500
This defines how many energy transfers separate it from the basic input of the chain. (Hint levels) 

Trophic Levels

500

term for all living things in an ecosystem. 

Biotic

500

What group can be at any level of the food chain?

Decomposers

500

What do you call a group of ravens

A conspiracy, unkindness, treachery