Ecology Review

Put in order from SMALLEST to LARGEST in levels of organization in ecology

• biome, community, population,organism, ecosystem

• biome, ecosystem, community, population, organism

• organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome

• wetlands, prairie, desert, tundra, forest

What term describes a level of organization that contains only ONE species

• ecosystem

• community

• population

• biome

A __________ is a carnivore, while a _____________ is a herbivore

• mountain lion - antelope

• desert cottontail rabbit - red tailed hawk

• humpback whale - tiger

• man - plant

What is likely to occur in an ecosystem if all members of a keystone species die?

• Another species will become the keystone species

• a keystone species from another ecosystem may take over

• Most species in the ecosystem will be severely affected

• The ecosystem will not change

What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?

• Food Chain : sequence of links between animals describing their feeding relationships. Food Web: includes all feeding relationships and the flow of energy

• Food Chain: connects species based on physical relationships. Food Web: describes the foods a species eats

• Food Chain: describes who eats what

  Food Web: includes only energy

• A food chain and food web are the same thing

What is the waste product of plants during photosynthesis?

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Water

• iron

What cycles through the environment in the HYDRO-LOGIC Cycle?

• carbon

• oxygen

• water

• nitrogen

What element is considered the "building block" of all life?

• Carbon

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• iron

What term describes all of the living and non-living factors in an area where an organism lives?

• ecosystem

• biome

• habitat

• community

____________________ is a concept that refers to two species competing for the same resources.

• producers

• consumers

• generalists

• competitive exclusion