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The study of interactions of livingorganisms with each other

and with their physical environmentIs called:

Ecology

1,2

Organism that eats onlyplants.

Herbivores

1,3

A tick feeding on a humanis an example of what type

of symbiosis.

Parasitism

1,4

What are the major ecosystemsthat occur over wide areas

of land are called:

Biomes

2,1

A group of organisms of different species living togetherin a particular place is called:

Community

2,2

Grass Grasshopper ShrewIs an example of.

Food Chain

2,3

What type of successionoccurs after a forest fire.

Secondary Succession

2,4

Large herds of grazing animalsare most likely to be found in

what ecosystem/biome:

Savanna

3,1

Which of the following does anorganism’s niche include (list all

that it includes):A.What it eatsB.When it eatsC.Where it eats

All of them

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Cows: herbivores:a.horses: carnivoresb.Plants: producersc.Algae: consumers

d.Caterpillars: producers

Plant: Producer

3,3

The first group of organismsTo occupy an area undergoing

Succesion are called.

Pioneer Organisms

3,4

Which biome is characterizedBy evergreen trees that are

Adapted to long winters, shortSummers, and nutrient poor

Soil?

Taiga or Coniferous Forest

4,1

The specific physical locationin which a given species lives

is called:

Habitat

4,2

2000 kilocalories of energy is presentin the primary trophic level.

How much energyWill be present in the

TERTIARY trophic level?.

20 kilocalories

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Barren soil grassesAspens spruces,

Represents what process.

Succession

4,4

Which biome is cold and mostlytreeless.

Tundra

5,1

What does an ecosystemconsist of:

(Hint: there are two categories)

Biotic and Abiotic Factors

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If you move from one trophicLevel to the next (higher level),

what happens To the amount of energy.

Amount of energy decreases by 10%

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A location that has 17 speciesof birds has greater _____ than

a location that has 10 speciesof birds.

Biodiversity or Species Richness

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The closer an ecosystem is to theequator:

a.Longer its growing seasonb.Greater its species richness

c.Warmer its temperature*List all that apply

All of the above!

Final Jeopardy:

• Place your wagers on the paper and hand back to your teacher

Final Jeopardy Question:

• When an organism dies, what happens to the nitrogen in its body?

Answer

• It is released by the decomposers which break it down