b.11-12

Multiple Choice

DO NOW: Which of the following is the correct order of organization in living things from most basic (simple) to most complex?

• organism, cell, tissue, organ, organ system

• organ system, organ, tissue, cell, organism

• cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism

• cell, organ, tissue, organism, organ system

Multiple Choice

DO NOW: The ______moves water and nutrients from the roots to the leaves and the _______ moves sugar and water from the leaves to cells throughout the plant

• Roots, Stem

• Dermal, Vascular

• Xylem, Phloem

• Phloem, Xylem

Match

DO NOW: Match the organ system with its function

• Nervous System

• Circulatory System

• Muscular System

• Excretory System

Controls the body

Transports oxygen and nutrients through the body

Helps move the body

Removes waste

• Controls the body

• Transports oxygen and nutrients through the body

• Helps move the body

• Removes waste

Ecological Succession

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Ecological Succession

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ceDE01iWLE

Multiple Choice

Which type of succession occurs on freshly formed on barren land?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is something that can create new land?

• Snow

• Rain

• Volcanic Eruption

• Wind

Multiple Choice

What do we call the first species that colonize a new area?

• Foreign Species

• Pioneer Species

• Intraspecies

• Interspecies

Primary Succession

• Lichens and moss (pioneer species) appear

• Erosion breaks rocks apart into smaller pieces and decomposition of pioneer species adds nutrients to the ground (soil formation)

• Small annuals (plants) start to appear

• Grasses and ferns (perennials) appear

• Shrubs and bushes appear

• Softwoods such as conifers (trees with cones) appear

• Hardwoods such as oak, maple, hickory, walnut, and cherry trees

Primary Succession

Multiple Select

Which of the following are examples of pioneer species? (select all that apply)

• Maple Tree

• Grass

• Lichens

• Moss

Multiple Choice

Which of the following appears last?

• Grass

• Bushes

• Softwoods (conifers)

• Hardwoods (Maple, Oak, etc)

Climax Comminuty

Eventually a community reaches a steady with relatively no change which is called a climax community.

Secondary Succession

Process in which recolonization of plants occurs after some kind of natural disaster such as a forest fire.

Quicker than primary succession since the soil still remains.

Multiple Choice

Which type of succession occurs after some kind of natural disaster wipes out most of the vegetation in a habitat?

• Primary Succession

• Secondary Succession

Multiple Choice

Which type of succession is quicker?

• Primary Sucession

• Secondary Succession

Multiple Choice

true or false: bacteria (microorganisms) can be helpful

• true

• false

Multiple Select

select the roles of microorganisms in the environment (select all that apply)

• Cause all life to die

• Decomposers

• Make food for all heterotrophs

• the help break down materials in animals (stomach)

• help make certain foods

Match

Match the following types of relationships to their descriptions:

• Both organisms are harmed by fighting over a resource

• One organism benefits at the expense of the other

• One organism benefits while the other remains neutral

• Both organisms benefit (help each other)

Competition

Parasitism

Commensalism

Mutualism

• Competition

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

• Mutualism

Food Chain

Shows how energy is passed from one organism to another in an ecosystem

Producer

An organism that makes its own food

Open Ended

What is an example of a producer? (Reminder: Producers make their own food!)

Consumer

An organism that eats other organisms

Open Ended

What is an example of a consumer? What is an organism that eats other organisms?

Decomposer

An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material.

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE! Decomposer's are important in an ecosystem?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Food Web

Different food chains connected together

Match

Match the following

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis

organisms that consume other organisms

organisms that break down matter such as the remains of organisms

• organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis

• organisms that consume other organisms

• organisms that break down matter such as the remains of organisms

Draw

Circle the 1st level consumer

Draw

Circle the 3rd level consumer

Draw

Circle the producer

Fill in the Blank

Which organism has the most available energy?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not shown as a primary consumer

• black bear

• beaver

• pine vole

• bobcat

Multiple Choice

A producer...

• eats other organisms

• makes its own food

• breaks down dead organisms

• eats mostly plants

90% of energy is lost with each trophic level.

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They show:

• the amount of energy decreases for higher consumers

• a large number of producers are needed to support an​ ecosystem.

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​Energy Pyramids

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Multiple Choice

How much energy is lost from trophic level to trophic level?

• 100%

• 90%

• 75%

• 10%

Multiple Choice

How much energy gets moved to the next trophic level?

• 100%

• 10%

• 90%

• .1%

Multiple Choice

In the following food chain, how much energy would the snake get if the grass's trophic level started with 50,000 kcal?

• 5,000 kcal

• 500 kcal

• 50 kcal

• 5 kcal

Multiple Choice

A mosquito larva eats the algae, therefore the mosquito larva is a

• primary consumer

• producer

• secondary consumer

• autotroph

• tertiary consumer

Multiple Choice

A scorpion eats grasshoppers and the grasshopper eats plants. What is the scorpion?

• producer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• tertiary consumer

Multiple Choice

Where are producers in the energy pyramid?

• Top

• Middle

• Bottom

Multiple Choice

Producers make their own food with energy from the sun. Which level of this energy pyramid represents producers?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

practice questions

Match

Match the following

Predation

Symbiosis

Commensalism

Parasitism

• Predation

• Symbiosis

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

Multiple Choice

What is formed during primary succession that doesn't need to be formed during secondary succession?

• pioneer species
• soil
• climax community
• lichens

Multiple Choice

After a forest fire, an ecosystem would start regrowth through -

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• climax community
• limiting factors

Multiple Choice

Which catastrophic event will most likely have the effect of returning an ecosystem to primary succession?

• A tornado
• A volcanic eruption
• A flood
• A drought

Multiple Choice

succession that occurs in an area with no soil

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

Multiple Choice

succession that occurs in an area where soil is already present

• ecological succession 
• primary succession 
• secondary succession
• pioneer speciles

Multiple Choice

this type of succession occurs after a forest fire

• primary succession
• secondary succession
• both

Multiple Choice

If farmers use a controlled burn to prevent forest fires, what would most likely be the first plants to return?

• trees

• shrubs

• mosses

• grasses

Multiple Choice

Breaking News! A new island has formed off of Hawaii! What must occur for it to become an ecosystem?

• Secondary Succession

• Aquatic succession

• Primary Succession

• Ferns must grow

Multiple Choice

Which would result in primary succession?

• volcano destroying habitat leaving only soil and ash

• Tornado destroying a crop leaving very little soil

• Glacier retreating exposing bare rock

• limiting factors

Multiple Choice

Primary succession occurs in areas with:

• very little soil

• lots of soil

• no soil

• soil that has been disturbed

Multiple Choice

How do lichens contribute to primary succession?

• Lichens decompose organic matter from animals and plants
• Lichens begin to break down rock to form soil
• Lichens are nitrogen fixing bacteria
• Lichens convert carbohydrates into fossil fuels.

Multiple Choice

Barnacles create home sites by attaching themselves to whales. This relationship neither harms nor benefits the whales. 

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

Multiple Choice

Yucca flowers are pollinated by yucca moths. The moths lay their eggs in the flowers where the larvae hatch and eat some of the developing seeds. Both species benefit. 

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

Multiple Choice

Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from a spruce tree. The spruce tree is harmed. 

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

Multiple Choice

 The stork uses it saw-like bill to cut up the dead animals it eats. As a result, the dead animal carcass is accessible to some bees for food and egg laying. The relationship neither harms nor benefits the stork.

• parasitism
• commensalism
• mutualism

Multiple Choice

Hermit Crabs live in shells made and then abandoned by snails.

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Competition

Multiple Choice

Two male Giraffes are fighting over the last green leaf of a tree that is dying.  

• Competition
• Mutualsim
• Predation
• Commensalism

Multiple Choice

Commensalism is where one organism is benefiting and the other organism is _____________________. 

• not effected
• helped
• harmed
• hurt

Multiple Choice

In a mutual relationship, both organisms are ________________. 

• hurt
• not effected
• harmed
• benefiting 

Multiple Choice

In a parasitic relationship, one organism is ___________ and one organism is benefiting. 

• helped
• harmed
• not effected
• happy

Multiple Choice

Which interaction benefits both organisms?

• A flea living on a dog
• A bee pollinating a flower
• A tapeworm living inside an animal
• A mosquito biting a person

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of commensalism?

• Two different kinds of organisms harming each other. 
• Two different kinds of organisms are neither helping nor harming each other. 
• One kind of organism is being helped, but the other one is not harmed or helped. 
• One kind of organism is being helped, but the other is harmed. 

Multiple Choice

Lactobacilli are a type of bacteria that live in our lungs and destroy many of the microorganisms that enter our respiratory system. They are highly adapted to living in our lungs and can't survive in many other habitats.

• mutualism

• commensalism

• parasitism

Multiple Choice

A producer

• Eats grass

• Makes its own food

• Does not need food(energy)

• Is a primary consumer

Multiple Choice

A primary consumer

• makes its own food

• eats other animals

• is a carnivore

• consumes the producer

Multiple Choice

An animal that only feeds on plants is called

• Vegetarian

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Vegan

Multiple Choice

A secondary consumer

• Only eats meat

• Only eats plants

• makes its own food

• eats the primary consumer

Multiple Choice

Carnivores

• Animals that feeds on flesh and plants

• An animal that doesn't like meat

• An animal that feeds on flesh

• A human