Biomes & Mono Lake
Non Living
(Complete this sentence). An autotroph ___________. An example is ________.
makes its own food. phytoplankton, plants, trees etc.
A network of feeding relationships is known as:
Food Web
Where does all of the energy in this food chain come from?
The SUN
An Autotroph is: ____________
a Producer, an organism that produces its own food.
Benefits that humans obtain from the environment are known as:
Ecosystem Services
Which Scripture tells us that God gave us dominion over the earth?
Genesis 1:28
A bunny eating a carrot is an example of what LEVEL consumer?
A primary consumer
What role do mushrooms have in a rain forest ecosystem?
They decompose dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil.
The sequence of who eats whom in a biological community.
A Food Chain
What is Mono Lake's most important abiotic factor ?
It has extremely high salinity (salt content)
Ecosystem Services are:
Benefits that humans obtain from the environment
What is the term for an organism that breaks down decaying organisms
Decomposers
This organism gets energy by eating other animals and plants. Please give one example.
Omnivore, bear
Which trophic level in an ecosystem contains the most energy?
Producers OR Autotrophs
The gray lumpy structures that form underwater in a salt lake.
Tufa Towers
Name the categories BELOW Tertiary Consumers in a Trophic Pyramid:
Secondary Consumers - Primary Consumers - Producers
A TROPHIC PYRAMID shows the ______ of an organism _______ to its consumer.
ENERGY, TRANSFERRED
Name the 3 TYPES of CONSUMERS and an example of each. (hint: not the levels of the pyramid)
1. Herbivores
2. Omnivores
3. Carnivores
In the Trophic Pyramid, which 4 levels are HETEROTROPHS?
Primary Consumers
Secondary Consumers
Tertiary Consumers
Quaternary Consumers
List the food chain in Mono Lake starting with the smallest organism listed in our study.
Algae - (Brine) Flies - Brine Shrimp - Birds (California Gulls)
What ROLE does DETRITIVORES play in the LIFE CYCLE God intentionally created on Earth?
They are Earth's RECYCLING CREW, they are decomposers that EAT DEAD MATERIAL, until nothing is left.
Draw a FOOD WEB and which way the ENERGY FLOWS: Use a FROG, SNAKE, RAT, FLY, CRICKET, BIRD'S EGGS.
HOW MANY organisms are transferring energy to the SNAKE?
3
Approximately what percentage of energy in a TROPHIC LEVEL is LOST at heat or other life processes?
90%
What was the "Silent Spring"?
Answer must be similar to:
A book written by Rachel Carson about the harmful effects of the chemical DDT on the environment.