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Ecosystems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is a change in a biotic factor that would limit the population of rabbits? | Increase in Wolf population |
| If a highway separated a pond and a forest (the frogs move from the forest to the pond to eat), what would happen to the Ecosystem? | The amount of bugs the frogs eat would increase? |
| What would cause a plant population to decrease? | A drought (lack of rain) |
| If you have some light mice and same dark mice but a few years later you only have dark mice what must be the explanation? | More dark colored mice have survived to reproduce |
| In a food web with rabbits, snakes, eagles and grass, which has the least energy? | The eagles |
| Highways can affect animal populations. What might be an example of an effect of a highway system. | animals may be cut off from important resources |
| What are examples of abiotic factors? | water, sunlight, air |
| How are food webs and food chains related? | Food chains make up a food web |
| Ecology | The study of how living things interact with one another and their environment. |
| What abiotic factor is most influenced by the presence of earth worms? | soil nutrient levels |
| What is the role of a producer in an ecosystem? | producers use energy from the sun to make food |