VocabVocab TrophicTrophic

levelslevels

FoodFood

ChainChain/Web/Web

CyclesCycles

OfOf

mattermatter

Pop. Pop. rltshprltshp

SurpriseSurprise Misc.Misc.

5050 5050 5050 5050 5050 5050 5050

100100 100100 100100 100100 100100 100100 100100

200200 200200 200200 200200 200200 200200 200200

400400 400400 400400 400400 400400 400400 400400

500500 500500 500500 500500 500500 500500 500500

What is a group of organisms What is a group of organisms of different species living of different species living together in a particular place together in a particular place called?called?

COMMUNITYCOMMUNITY

Another name for a producer.Another name for a producer.

AutotrophAutotroph

What does an ecosystem What does an ecosystem consist of?consist of?

All living things in a certain area All living things in a certain area as well as their physical as well as their physical environmentenvironment

Give an example of a Give an example of a decomposer and what it does.decomposer and what it does.

Fungi or bacteria: It’s a consumer Fungi or bacteria: It’s a consumer that gets its food from breaking that gets its food from breaking down dead organisms. down dead organisms.

List three abiotic factorsList three abiotic factors

1.1. SoilSoil

2.2. WaterWater

3.3. WeatherWeather

Give an example of a Give an example of a relationship between a relationship between a

producer and a consumer.producer and a consumer.

Deer Eating GrassDeer Eating Grass

Plants : Producers Plants : Producers

as as

Horses : __________Horses : __________

Plants : Producers Plants : Producers

as as

Horses : ConsumersHorses : Consumers

What trophic levels are What trophic levels are animals in that feed on animals in that feed on plants?plants?

Second, Third, or Fourth Second, Third, or Fourth

How much energy is passed on How much energy is passed on to the next trophic level?to the next trophic level?

10%10%

Does the energy decrease or Does the energy decrease or increase when you are moving increase when you are moving from one trophic level to the next from one trophic level to the next higher trophic level?higher trophic level?

DecreaseDecrease

Algae and plants are in what Algae and plants are in what trophic level? What are they trophic level? What are they called?called?

First trophic levelFirst trophic level

producersproducers

What happens to an What happens to an organisms nutrients when it organisms nutrients when it dies?dies?

The nutrients The nutrients are released are released

by by decomposersdecomposers

Daily DoubleDaily Double

What is the difference What is the difference between food chain and between food chain and food web?food web?

Food chains: show how much matter Food chains: show how much matter and energy move through an and energy move through an ecosystem.ecosystem.

Food Webs: are models that express Food Webs: are models that express all possible feeding relationships at all possible feeding relationships at each tropic level in a community.each tropic level in a community.

What is the process called What is the process called when plants make their own when plants make their own food?food?

PhotosynthesisPhotosynthesis

Looking at the food chain what Looking at the food chain what trophic level is the penguin in?trophic level is the penguin in?

Algae Algae → Krill → penguin→ Krill → penguin

Third Trophic levelThird Trophic level

What is the ultimate fate of What is the ultimate fate of all energy?all energy?

To be lost as heatTo be lost as heat

What is the ultimate source of What is the ultimate source of all energy?all energy?

SUNSUN

What is transpiration?What is transpiration?

It’s when the trees It’s when the trees sweat- liquid changing sweat- liquid changing from a liquid to a gas. from a liquid to a gas.

Matter is constantly Matter is constantly being _________?being _________?

RecycledRecycled

Is water, nitrogen, and carbon Is water, nitrogen, and carbon required by all living things to required by all living things to survive? survive?

YesYes

What does it mean when a What does it mean when a population has reached population has reached their carrying capacity?their carrying capacity?

It’s the number of organisms of It’s the number of organisms of one species that an one species that an environment can supportenvironment can support

Give an example of a Give an example of a mutualistic relationshipmutualistic relationship

Ant and TreeAnt and Tree

the ant provides protection the ant provides protection and the tree provide food and the tree provide food and shelter.and shelter.

Give an example of Give an example of qualitative dataqualitative data

Any description with words.Any description with words.

Mrs. Harding has brown hair.Mrs. Harding has brown hair.

What is an example of a What is an example of a commensalistic relationship? commensalistic relationship?

Falcon and GeeseFalcon and Geese

What’s an example of What’s an example of parasitism?parasitism?

Ticks and DogsTicks and Dogs

Ecology is the study of Ecology is the study of what?what?

Relationships between living Relationships between living things and their environment. things and their environment.

What are three types of What are three types of symbiotic relationships? symbiotic relationships?

1.1. MutualismMutualism

2.2. ParasitismParasitism

3.3. CommensalismCommensalism

What organism receives energy What organism receives energy from every other type of from every other type of organism?organism?

DecomposersDecomposers

Starting at the base of the Starting at the base of the pyramid do the numbers decrease pyramid do the numbers decrease or increase as it goes up to the or increase as it goes up to the next higher trophic level?next higher trophic level?

DecreaseDecrease

True or FalseTrue or False

Energy is recyclableEnergy is recyclable

FALSEFALSE

What does biomass mean?What does biomass mean?

It’s the total dry weight of the It’s the total dry weight of the organisms in an ecosystem.organisms in an ecosystem.

Commensalism : one organismCommensalism : one organism

Mutualism : _____ _________Mutualism : _____ _________

Commensalism : one organismCommensalism : one organism

Mutualism : both organismsMutualism : both organisms

What is a niche?What is a niche?

The role and position a species has in The role and position a species has in its environment-how it meets its its environment-how it meets its needs for food, shelter, how it needs for food, shelter, how it survives, and how it reproduces. survives, and how it reproduces.

Does it matter what their genetic Does it matter what their genetic make up is? NOmake up is? NO

What happens when What happens when two niches over lap?two niches over lap?

The organisms may The organisms may have to compete have to compete directly. directly.

A single factor that limits the A single factor that limits the growth, abundance, or distribution growth, abundance, or distribution of a population is?of a population is?

Limiting factorLimiting factor