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Ecologists Biotic and Abiotic Factors Study Relationships and Pyramids Energy in Ecosystems Food Chains and Food Webs Cycling of Matter 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 Question 1 - 10 • Name the study of the relationships among organisms and their environment Answer 1 – 10 • Ecology Question 1 - 20 • What are the two types of modeling used by ecologists? Answer 1 – 20 • Computer • Mathematical Question 1 - 30 • An ________________ includes all of the organisms as well as the climate, soil, water, rocks, and other nonliving things in a given area Answer 1 – 30 • ecosystem Question 1 - 40 • Name the three general methods used by ecologists to study organisms Answer 1 – 40 • Observation • Experimentation • Modeling Question 1 - 50 Name the five different levels of organization studied by ecologists listed in order from most specific to broad Answer 1 – 50 • • • • • Organism Population Community Ecosystem Biome Question 2 - 10 • What ecology terms are used in place of LIVING and NON-LIVING? Answer 2 – 10 • Biotic • Abiotic Question 2 - 20 • What is the assortment, or variety, of living things in an ecosystem? Answer 2 – 20 • Biodiversity Question 2 - 30 • What is the name of a species that has an unusually large effect on its ecosystem? Answer 2 – 30 • Keystone Species Question 2 - 40 • What percent of the energy in a food chain is available to the next trophic level? Answer 2 – 40 • 10% Question 2 - 50 • Name the three types of ecological pyramids used to model the distribution of energy and matter in an ecosystem Answer 2 – 50 • Energy • Biomass • Numbers Question 3 - 10 • Name the two processes by which producers create their own food Answer 3 – 10 • Photosynthesis • Chemosynthesis Question 3 - 20 • ______________ are organisms that produce their own food. They are also known as ________________ Answer 3 – 20 • Producers • Autotrophs Question 3 - 30 • _____________ are organisms that must consume their food and are also known as ___________ Answer 3 – 30 • Consumers • Heterotrophs Question 3 - 40 • What two molecules are produced by the process of photosynthesis that are needed by humans? Answer 3 – 40 • C6H12O6 • O2 Question 3 - 50 • What gas does photosynthesis take out of the air? Answer 3 – 50 • CO2 Question 4 - 10 • A ________________ is a sequence that links species by their feeding relationships Answer 4 – 10 • Food chain Question 4 - 20 • A ___________ is a model that shows the complex network of feeding relationships and the flow of energy within and sometimes beyond an ecosystem Answer 4 – 20 • Food Web Question 4 - 30 • ________________ are the levels of nourishment in a food chain. Answer 4 – 30 • Trophic levels Question 4 - 40 • Name the following types of consumers in order: • Only eat plants _____________ • Only eat animals _____________ Answer 4 – 40 • Herbivore • Carnivore Question 4 - 50 • Name the following types of consumers in order: • Eat both plants and animals ________ • Eat detritus ___________ Answer 4 – 50 • Omnivore • Detritivore Question 5 - 10 • Name the circular pathway of water on earth from the atmosphere, to the surface, below ground, and back. Answer 5 – 10 • Hydrogeologic cycle Question 5 - 20 • ______________ is the movement of a particular chemical through the biological and geological, or living and nonliving, parts of an ecosystem. Answer 5 – 20 • Biogeochemical cycle Question 5 - 30 • Name the process of certain types of bacteria converting gaseous nitrogen into ammonia. Answer 5 – 30 • Nitrogen fixation Question 5 - 40 • What are the two main processes that put carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? Answer 5 – 40 • Combustion • Respiration Question 5 - 50 • What is the name of the process by which water evaporates from the surface of plants? Answer 5 – 50 • Transpiration