Spheres of the Earth
Abiotic Vs. Biotic
Trophic Levels
Food Chains and Webs
Random
100

True or False: All the spheres of the Earth interact

True

100
Define biotic

living things

100

What type of organism is in the first trophic level?

Producers

100

What is a food chain?

A simple and direct chain showing consisting of one organism per trophic level.

100

2+2

4

200

Define the atmosphere

All the gasses in the air

200

Define abiotic

Anything nonliving and not recently living (does not include dead organisms)

200

What classification of organisms are in the second trophic level? Double point bonus: These organisms are also called ______. (Think of their diet)

Primary consumers. Herbivores.

200
What is a food web?

A complex web that consists of multiple organisms per trophic level.

200

When is picture day?

October 11th

300

Define the hydrosphere

All liquid or frozen water near the surface of the Earth.

300

Is a tree biotic or abiotic?

Biotic

300

What classification of organisms exist in the third trophic level? Double point bonus: These organisms also go by the term _______. (Think of their diet)

Secondary consumers. Carnivores.

300

When reading a food web or food chain, where would producers be located?

At the bottom

300

What room are you in?

731

400

Define the biosphere

All living things

400

Is the wind biotic or abiotic?

Abiotic

400

What classification of organisms would be found in the fourth trophic level?

Tertiary consumers

400

When reading a food chain or food web, where would the tertiary consumers be located?

At the top of the chain or web.

400

What is Mr. Singletary's favorite color?

Green

500

Define the Geosphere

The ground and anything within the surface of the earth. (Rocks, soil, lava, mountains, etc)

500

During the fall/winter, you often find leaves that have fallen to the ground. Are these leaves biotic or abiotic?

Biotic as they were once living.

500
How much energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?

10%

500

When reading a food chain or web, these signify which direction the energy is passing. (Think of one organism consuming another organism)

The arrows point in the direction that energy is passing from level to level. (the organism the arrow points to would be consuming the organism the arrow is coming from)

500

What was the score at the football game last Friday?

28 - Fitzgerald

20 - Irwin