Honors Ecology Review

Front

What biome consists of grasses, shrubs, cold temperatures, and permafrost?

Back

Tundra

Front

Which organism receives the least amount of energy from the producer?

Back

Owl

Front

What is a producer?

Back

An organism that uses sunlight to make its own food.

Front

What biome consists of long bitter winters, cool summers, and diverse coniferous trees?

Back

Taiga

Front

What does a secondary consumer eat?

Back

Eats primary consumers.

Front

Define 'biome'.

Back

A large ecological area on the Earth's surface with flora and fauna adapting to their environment.

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

Producers convert solar energy into chemical energy through photosynthesis.

Front

What is a primary consumer?

Back

An organism that eats producers (plants).

Front

Give an example of a primary consumer.

Back

Grasshopper.

Front

What is the energy transfer efficiency from producers to primary consumers?

Back

Typically about 10%.