Section 1
Create one example of mutualism
Correct!
Water collecting into clouds is known as what?
Condensation
Name a natural cause of change in an ecosystem
forest fires, droughts, floods, etc.
The accumulation of a toxin within a species is known as what?
Bioaccumulation
Everyone balance on one foot for 10 seconds when I say go
Success!
Name 5 abiotic factors in an ecosystem
air, water, rocks, sunlight, wind, soil, etc.
A bird eating nuts off of the ground is considered what “player” in the ecosystem?
Consumer (herbivore)
Deforestation will require the forest to start what type of succession?
Secondary succession
Define biomagnification
The toxin levels/concentration increases as you move up the food chain
Every group member has to give a compliment to one other classmate in another group
Be kind!
Give an example of a behavioural adaptation
Goose flying south in the winter, bears hibernating, squirrels foraging for nuts
What player can be found at the start of the food chain?
Producers
Humans eat Cows. Who is the predator and who is the prey?
Humans = predator; Cows = prey
The European bison population is decreasing at alarming levels, with very few numbers left. This species is considered to be what conservation status?
Threatened
Name all the junior high teachers
Mellors, Kemp, Bullock, Osuch, Komar, Reyes, Kwong, Colclough, Lee
All the grass growing in a field is considered what grouping within the ecosystem?
Population
Name two ways carbon enters an organism
Eating in animals, photosynthesis in plants
A fox migrates to a new land in which there are no animals to eat it. This results in what effect?
Bioinvasion
How will sunlight and a good amount of rainfall affect the level of biodiversity in a forest?
Increase biodiversity
What year was Mr. Kwong born in?
Name the five basic needs of all living things
Air, Water, food, shelter, energy
Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web
Food webs show the interconnected chains within an ecosystem
The point at which a forest has the most trees is known as what stage of succession?
Climax community
Describe how a poisoned river would change the distribution of bears in an area
The fish in the river die, making the bear die off with no food to eat, and the rest migrating elsewhere
One member from each group has to show Mr. Kwong a talent that will entertain the class.
Wowow!