Download Ecology Stations

Name _____________________________________ Date ____________ Period ______
Ecology Stations
Levels of Organization (BLUE LABELS)
Write the levels in order from smallest to largest
__________________  _________________ __________________ __________________ 
___________________ ____________________ ____________________
Definitions of each level:
____________________ a group of organisms that can interbreed
____________________ group of interacting populations
____________________ interacting communities, biotic and abiotic factors
____________________ group of organisms of a single species
____________________ groups of interacting communities
____________________ unicellular or multicellular form exhibiting characteristics of life
____________________ all the biomes of the world
Food Chains/Webs: (GREEN LABELS)
1. ____________________ Path of energy from producer to consumer at different trophic levels.
* ____________________ of energy is transferred to next trophic level
* ____________________ used for metabolism & development
2. ____________________ Interconnected food chains that show ALL POSSIBLE feeding relationships at each
trophic level
Pyramids:
1. ____________________ each level represents energy available at that level
2. ____________________ each level represents the amount of the above trophic level needs to consume
3. ____________________ each level represents number of organisms consumed by level above it.
Who am I?
1. ______________________________ I get energy from _____________________________
2. ______________________________ I get energy from _____________________________
3. ______________________________ I get energy from _____________________________
4. ______________________________ I get energy from _____________________________
5. I am an autotroph and use the sun’s energy to make food ______________________________
6. I am a hetertroph and cannot make my own food and must eat other things for energy
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Symbiotic Relationships: (ORANGE LABELS)
____________________ an association between one or more organisms of different species
____________________ relationship in which ONE species BENEFITS and the other is NEITHER HARMED nor
BENEFITED
____________________ relationship in which ONE organism BENEFITS at the other’s expense
____________________ relationship in which BOTH species BENEFITS
Succession:
____________________ Succession- colonization of barren land by lichen a pioneer organism
____________________ Succession- sequence of changes that take place after a community is disrupted by
natural disaster or human actions.
BIOMES: (PURPLE LABELS) Label the correct LETTER and NAME for each biome
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_____________________ biomes based on flow, depth, temperature, chemistry
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_____________________ oceans, saltwater, large diversity
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_____________________ lakes, streams, lower diversity
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_____________________ biomes are based on geography, rainfall, temperature
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_____________________ grassland with isolated trees, warm year round, consistent rainfall
_____ _____________________ variety of grasses, cold winters, warm summers, seasonal rainfall, borders
savannas
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_____________________ coniferous, borders tundra
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_____________________ significantly diverse organisms and plants, warm, moist
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_____________________ deciduous, seasonal growth and weather patterns
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_____________________ extreme temperatures, very little rainfall, most animals active at night
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_____________________ has a layer of permafrost, animals have very thick coats, harsh winters
CYCLES: (GOLD LABELS)
________________________ cycle, the producers take in nitrogen compounds in the soil and pass it from
consumers back to producers.
Nitrogen-Fixing _____________________ breaks down nitrogen compounds and release nitrogen gas to the
air or puts usable nitrogen in the soil
________________________ cycle recycles carbon through respiration, photosynthesis, fuel combustion,
decomposition
________________________ cycle recycles H2O through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, runoff,
groundwater, aquifers, respiration, transpiration, excretion and decomposition
Match the picture with the correct definition and then write the name of each biome
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