Factors
This is something that stops a population from growing.
What is a limiting factor?
A banana slug is an example of this organism (decomposer, producer, consumer, carnivore).
What is decomposer and producer?
These activities (increase or decrease) the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere: eating a sandwich, cutting down trees in the forest, and driving a car to the store (to buy the sandwich).
What is increase?
This is an example of a limiting factor due to geographic or surface area lack of.
What is space?
A wolf is an example of this organism (decomposer, producer, consumer, carnivore).
What is consumer and carnivore?
This is the part of the water cycle in which liquid turns into gas.
What is evaporation?
Over time, a population of bats decreases, this is one example of a factor leading to this decrease.
What is____________
In a food chain or web, which of these animals has the least amount of accessible energy: grass, grouse, hawk, insect.
What is a hawk?
What are lightning and bacteria?
Over time, a population of bats decreases, this is one example of a factor leading to this decrease.
What is ________?
In a food pyramid, where would cynobacteria be placed (bottom or top).
What is bottom or tier 4?
This is the reason people use nitrogen based fertilizers to help plants grow.
What is because plants cannot use free nitrogen?
An increase in food supply, would likely lead to an _____________ in population.
What is increase?
What is one example of a model you can use to explain the relationships of organisms within an ecosystem?
What is food pyramid, food chain, food web?
Plants are part of 2 cycles, oxygen and carbon, examples of these cycles are _______________, respiration, decomposition.
What is photosynthesis?