Name:_________________________________Section:_______Date:__________

Ecology I Study Session

Station: (Circle one) Ecosystems Biomes Natural Cycles Interactions

What I know about this station

Questions I have about this station

Talk to the people at your station. Discuss vocabulary, key concepts, helpful hints and ask questions on what you do not understand. Start out by each person

explaining what he/she knows about this station.

What I learned about this station

Ecology Practice

Name:__________________________________________________________

LOWER LEVEL QUESTIONS

1. Write an example for each part of the pyramid for the Deciduous Forest Biome:

2. Name two abiotic factors of the desert: ______________________ ___________________

3. Name two biotic factors of the desert: _______________________ ___________________

4. In a forest ecosystem, 24 gray wolves live together. These 24 wolves make up a _______.

A. nicheB. habitatC. populationD. species

Ecosystem______________________________________________

Communnity_______________

Population ______________

Inidividual

_______________

HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONS

5. Which of the following involves only abiotic factors?

A. an otter using a stone to break open a sea urchinB. a spider building a web in the corner of a buildingC. a large rock being weathered by wind and rainD. a pine tree absorbing light from the Sun

6. Fredrika's science teacher asked her to bring in three biotic items from her backyard ecosystem. Which of the following groups of items should she bring?

A. a lightning bug, a plug of grass, and a wormB. a caterpillar, a pine cone, and a piece of a robin's eggC. a smooth rock, some red dirt, and an empty bird's nestD. a ladybug, a spider, and some water from a mud puddle

7. The Great Lakes region has both biotic and abiotic components.

Abiotic components include water, temperature, rainfall, and geological features. Biotic components include all of the animal and plant species in the area.

The ecosystem of the Great Lakes includes _______.

A. all of the biotic and abiotic components of the Great Lakes regionB. only the abiotic components of the Great Lakes regionC. only the plant and animal species that live in the Great Lakes regionD. only the animal species that live in the Great Lakes region

8. A badger lives in Oak Grove Forest. It is a female and it is four years old.Which of the following animals could be considered a member of this badger's population?

A. a ten-year-old male badger living in Oak Grove Forest

B. a ten-year-old female skunk living in Pine Warden Forest

C. a four-year-old female badger living in a zoo

D. a two-year old male red fox living in Oak Grove Forest

Biomes Practice

Name:__________________________________________________________

LOWER LEVEL QUESTIONS

1. _____________________ Trees that shed their leaves every year due to cold, dry weather.

2. _____________________ Trees that have needle-like leaves

3. _____________________ Trees that have broad waxy leaves that do not annually shed.

4. _____________________ Very dry climate with rock or sandy soil.

5. _____________________ Dry climate with seasonal rains. Many low growing plants for large herbivores.

6. _____________________ Very cold and dry climate with low growing plants.

Based on the picture, which biome does it represent?

7. ______________________________________________

8. ___________________________________

Deciduous Forest Boreal Forest Rainforest

Tundra Grassland Desert

Natural Cycles Practice

Name:__________________________________________________________

LOWER LEVEL QUESTIONS

Choose 1 or more of the following options:

1. Create a song for any one of the cycles. (Write the lyrics below).2. Draw a diagram for any one of the cycles. 3. Create a model of any one of the cycles.

HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONS:

4. Why could the sun be considered the driving force behind the water cycle?

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________

5. What would happen in a community if all the nitrogen fixing bacteria died?

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

6. A deer dies in the forest. How does this affect the carbon/oxygen cycle?

A. It does not affect the cycle. B. The deer gives off oxygen for other animals to useC. The deer gives off carbon dioxide for other animals to useD. The deer gives off carbon dioxide for plants to use

7. Draw a picture below representing the process of water going from transpiration to condensation.

Interactions and Photosynthesis Practice

Name:________________________________________________________________________

LOWER LEVEL

Use the word box to answer the questions below:

1. An example of this interaction is a shark hunting a smaller fish: _______________

2. An example of this interaction is two sharks hunting the same fish: _____________

3. An example of this interaction is a small fish eating parasites off of a whale:

___________________________________________________________________

4. An example of this interaction is a flea biting a dog: _________________________

5. An example of this interaction are bees pollinating flowers: ___________________

6. An example of this interaction is a bromeliad flower growing on the trunks of trees:

__________________________________________________________________

HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONS

7. Parasitism is a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits at another organism's expense. Which of the following relationships reflects this principle?

A. tapeworm-humanB. caterpillar-cocoonC. termite-fallen logD. ladybug-aphid

Predation Competition Symbiosis

Parasitism Commensalism Mutualism

8. Which of the following organism interactions is most similar to cooperation?

A. mutualismB. commensalismC. predationD. parasitism

9. Which relationship below is an example of competition in an ecosystem?

A. Squirrels nest in an oak tree, and insects live under the ground near the tree.

B. Rabbits eat the grasses and shrubs in a meadow, and wolves eat the rabbits in the meadow.

C. Bald eagles and black bears fish from the same mountain lake.

D. Birds eat the insects that cattle disturb while grazing, and they occasionally ride on the cows' backs.

Photosynthesis Practice

10. The INPUTS of photosynthesis are…..

____________________ _________________ ___________________ _________________

11. The OUTPUTS of photosynthesis are…

____________________ ______________________ _______________________

12. Mr. Grindle tested water quality at the Hidden Pond and found that oxygen was lower than normal. This could cause a problem for the animals that live in the pond.

Which statement would you choose as an inference to why the pond has low oxygen?

A. There are very few plants in the pondB. There are many plants in the pond

Explain why you chose your answer below:

Name:________________________________________Section:__________Date:___________

Ecology Unit I Extra Practice

Directions: Below is a list of extra practice items you can do before the quiz. Complete these on a separate piece of paper.

Textbook:

Directions: Pick 3 or more of the questions under “Section Assessment”.

Levels of Ecosystems: Page 10 Interactions: Page 31 Energy Flow: Page 47 Natural Cycles: Page 53 Biomes: Page 67

Websites:

Directions: Look at any of the websites listed on the home page of Mr. Grindle’s website. http://zane.swsd.wikispaces.net/home .

Write 1. Which websites you used and 2. What you learned from those websites.

Notebook:

Directions: Review your notebook. While reviewing, complete one or more of the following tasks:

Highlight or Underline key concepts or content Make notecards based on key concepts or content Create a graphic organizer (Picture, graph or diagram) on a key concept or idea

Study Island and Practice Problems:

Directions: Mr. Grindle has extra practice problems and can assign optional study island assignments. You must see Mr. Grindle for these.

Learning Map

Directions: Use your ecology learning map (#1 in your table of contents)

Answer the essential questions on the learning map (first 2 lessons) Make notecards or write out definitions for vocabulary

Other Options

Be Creative! Make a Game, Make a Model, Study with a friend. Make sure you write 1. What you did to study 2. Who you studied with (if applicable) 3. What you learned

Ecology Practice

Name:__________________________________________________________

LOWER LEVEL QUESTIONS

2. Write an example for each part of the pyramid for the Deciduous Forest Biome:

2. Name two abiotic factors of the desert: _Sunlight ___Sand_____

3. Name two biotic factors of the desert: _Snakes___ ___Cacti________________

4. In a forest ecosystem, 24 gray wolves live together. These 24 wolves make up a _______.

E. nicheF. habitatG. populationH. species

EcosystemFoxes, Oak Trees, Bacteria, Sunlight, Oxgyen

CommunnityFoxes, Oak Trees, Bacteria

Population Foxes

Inidividual

One Fox

HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONS

5. Which of the following involves only abiotic factors?

E. an otter using a stone to break open a sea urchinF. a spider building a web in the corner of a buildingG. a large rock being weathered by wind and rainH. a pine tree absorbing light from the Sun

6. Fredrika's science teacher asked her to bring in three biotic items from her backyard ecosystem. Which of the following groups of items should she bring?

E. a lightning bug, a plug of grass, and a wormF. a caterpillar, a pine cone, and a piece of a robin's eggG. a smooth rock, some red dirt, and an empty bird's nestH. a ladybug, a spider, and some water from a mud puddle

7. The Great Lakes region has both biotic and abiotic components.

Abiotic components include water, temperature, rainfall, and geological features. Biotic components include all of the animal and plant species in the area.

The ecosystem of the Great Lakes includes _______.

E. all of the biotic and abiotic components of the Great Lakes regionF. only the abiotic components of the Great Lakes regionG. only the plant and animal species that live in the Great Lakes regionH. only the animal species that live in the Great Lakes region

8. A badger lives in Oak Grove Forest. It is a female and it is four years old.Which of the following animals could be considered a member of this badger's population?

E. a ten-year-old male badger living in Oak Grove Forest

F. a ten-year-old female skunk living in Pine Warden Forest

G. a four-year-old female badger living in a zoo

H. a two-year old male red fox living in Oak Grove Forest

Biomes Practice

Name:__________________________________________________________

LOWER LEVEL QUESTIONS

1. _Deciduous___ Trees that shed their leaves every year due to cold, dry weather.2. ______Boreal_______ Trees that have needle-like leaves

3. ____Rainforest____ Trees that have broad waxy leaves that do not annually shed.

4. ____Desert________ Very dry climate with rock or sandy soil.

5. ___Grassland____________ Dry climate with seasonal rains. Many low growing plants for large herbivores.

6. ____Tundra__________ Very cold and dry climate with low growing plants.

Based on the picture, which biome does it represent?

7. ____________Grassland_______

8. _________Mountain, Alpine ________

Deciduous Forest Boreal Forest Rainforest

Tundra Grassland Desert

Natural Cycles Practice

Name:__________________________________________________________

LOWER LEVEL QUESTIONS

Choose 1 or more of the following options:

1. Create a song for any one of the cycles. (Write the lyrics below).2. Draw a diagram for any one of the cycles. 3. Create a model of any one of the cycles.

Answers vary…Check out textbook pages 48-53 for diagrams and readings.

HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONS:

4. Why could the sun be considered the driving force behind the water cycle?

It causes evaporation and transpiration to start the cycle. Lack of sunlight can lead to condensation.

5. What would happen in a community if all the nitrogen fixing bacteria died?

Nitrogen would not be cycled and plants would not receive nitrogen. Plants that lack

nitrogen would die.

6. A deer dies in the forest. How does this affect the carbon/oxygen cycle?

A. It does not affect the cycle. B. The deer gives off oxygen for other animals to useC. The deer gives off carbon dioxide for other animals to useD. The deer gives off carbon dioxide for plants to use

7. Draw a picture below representing the process of water going from transpiration to condensation.

(same thing here. Answers vary…take a look at the text and your notes)

Interactions and Photosynthesis Practice

Name:________________________________________________________________________

LOWER LEVEL

Use the word box to answer the questions below:

13. An example of this interaction is a shark hunting a smaller fish: ____Predation

14. An example of this interaction is two sharks hunting the same fish: __Competition

15. An example of this interaction is a small fish eating parasites off of a whale:

_______________________________________________Symbiosis__

16. An example of this interaction is a flea biting a dog: _____________Parasitism_

17. An example of this interaction are bees pollinating flowers: _______Mutualism____

18. An example of this interaction is a bromeliad flower growing on the trunks of trees:

____________________________________________________________Commensalism

HIGHER LEVEL QUESTIONS

19. Parasitism is a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits at another organism's expense. Which of the following relationships reflects this principle?

E. tapeworm-humanF. caterpillar-cocoonG. termite-fallen logH. ladybug-aphid

Predation Competition Symbiosis

Parasitism Commensalism Mutualism

20. Which of the following organism interactions is most similar to cooperation?

E. mutualismF. commensalismG. predationH. parasitism

21. Which relationship below is an example of competition in an ecosystem?

E. Squirrels nest in an oak tree, and insects live under the ground near the tree.

F. Rabbits eat the grasses and shrubs in a meadow, and wolves eat the rabbits in the meadow.

G. Bald eagles and black bears fish from the same mountain lake.

H. Birds eat the insects that cattle disturb while grazing, and they occasionally ride on the cows' backs.

Photosynthesis Practice

22. The INPUTS of photosynthesis are…..

Chlorophyll + Carbon Dioxide + Water

23. The OUTPUTS of photosynthesis are…

Glucose (sugar) + Oxygen + Water Vapor

24. Mr. Grindle tested water quality at the Hidden Pond and found that oxygen was lower than normal. This could cause a problem for the animals that live in the pond.

Which statement would you choose as an inference to why the pond has low oxygen?

A. There are very few plants in the pondB. There are many plants in the pond

Explain why you chose your answer below:Plants exhale oxygen that animals need to survive