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Ecology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| The most energy available on an energy pyramid is what? | The producers |
| What type of pyramid shows energy moving from one level to the next? | energy |
| Is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy? | Food chain |
| Many overlapping food chains is called a food... | web |
| An animal eating a producer is called a ______level consumer. | first |
| Consumers that eat only plants is called ..... | herbivores |
| Consumers that eat both plants and animals are called | omnivores |
| A _____ is a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms. | scavenger |
| These things like fungi break down biotic wastes and dead organisms and return the materials to the ecosystem. | decomposers |
| When a mountain lion eats a coyote that eats a fish...what level consumer would the mountain lion be? | third level consumer |
| A giraffe would be what level of consumer? | first or primary |
| If the population of wolves increased over time, would its prey population increase or decrease? | decrease |
| The ________ would always be the beginning of any energy chain giving energy to the plants. | sun |
| Which population would increase if most of the 2nd level consumers were eliminated? | primary level consumers |
| The same type of animals living in an area? | population |
| Many different types of animals living in an area is called a | community |
| Many different types of animals interacting with nonliving things such as mountains etc is called an | ecosystem |
| A rat living in a den would be describing its | habitat |
| llamas share a field with other grazing animals and predators. What would lead to a decrease in the llama population? An increase in the number of..... | predators of llamas, and a number of other grazing animals increasing...this would increase the competition for grass..... |
| Tiger-predator.....prey? | (Something a tiger would eat....) |
| Give an example of a decomposer | fungi or bacteria...etc. |
| A behavior or characteristic that helps keep an animal alive and able to reproduce. | adaptations |
| What are two adaptations camels have that let them live easily in the desert... | eyelashes: keep sand out of eyes hump: Stores fat and water there to use later wide hooves: Able to stay on top of the sand easily |
| Name at least two limiting factors that can decrease a population..... | disease/ too little space/ increase in predators/invasive species....etc... |
| What harmful activities can affect an organism within its ecosystem? | Destroying habitats( over cutting-over building) Pesticides used can go into water table and affect animal growth and disease. Letting an invasive species into the ecosystem. |
| How does a sloth have an ecosystem on its back? | It has fungi growing in fur to feed bacteria, cockroaches, ticks,beetles, and many more organisms. |
| Herbivores would be what level consumers? | Primary |
| Producers would be on what trophic level? | First |
| Tertiary consumers would be the third or fourth animal in a food chain. | third |
| Tertiary animals are most likely herbivores. True or False? | False |
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