The smallest particle of an element; made of electrons, protons, and neutrons

An organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients.

Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion

A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system

Transfer of energy from the Sun through the different trophic levels of the biosphere

Overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem

The movement of elements or molecules through a repeated sequence of events, such as the water cycle.

Substances that provide nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life

Organisms that transform energy from the Sun and use carbon dioxide and water to make food

Relating to the Earth or to land.

The position an organism occupies on the food web

Organism that obtains energy by eating animals

Organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals

Organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

Organisms that make their own food

Organisms that obtain energy by feeding on other organisms

Organisms that break down wastes and dead organisms and return the raw materials to the environment

Consumers that eat only plants

Consumers that eat only animals

Consumers that eat both plants and animals

Consumers that feed on the bodies of dead organisms

A food _______ is a series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.

A food _______ consists of many overlapping food ________.

In the food web above, what eats the rabbit?

As you work your way up the energy pyramid, what happens to the energy?

In the energy pyramid, what is the bottom level composed of?

Which group of organisms is missing from the food web above?

Looking at the chart below what type of organism is the Alaskan brown bear?

Which of the following has the largest population in the Indian River Lagoon system?

In the Indian River Lagoon System, many organisms compete for food. Which organism in the food web competes with the egrets for food?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the energy transfer between the levels of the food pyramid in the Indian River Lagoon System?

What is the primary source of energy for the ecosystem pictured above?

Observe the food chain below. What would be the result of disease killing off most of the mouse population?

In this food web, which of the following organisms eats the largest variety of different producers?

Which type of interaction exists between shrimp and blue crabs in this food web?

Which is the producer on this food chain?

Which is the secondary consumer?

Which is the primary consumer on this food chain?

What is the tertiary consumer in this food chain?

Which is the Quaternary (top predator) in this food chain?

Which is the decomposer in this food chain?

Which organism depends on only producers for food?

Which organism relies on other animals for food?

Which is the producer on this food chain?

Which is the secondary consumer?

Which is the primary consumer on this food chain?

What is the tertiary consumer in this food chain?

Which is the Quaternary (top predator) in this food chain?

Which is the decomposer in this food chain?

Which type of symbiosis involves both species benefitting? +/+

Which type of symbiosis involves one species benefitting while the other is harmed? +/-

Which type of symbiosis involves one species benefitting while the other is unaffected? +/0

6.The first species to populate an area after a disturbance is called:

Both the lion and the cheetah eat some of the same prey in this ecosystem. Two organisms going after the same resource is known as

Coyote populations have been increasing in recent years. Which would not be a reason for their increase?

If the populations of grasshoppers would decrease, what affect would that have on the population of lizards?

If the population of rattlesnakes were to decrease, why would that help to increase the population of hawks?

Rats were introduced to Australia and the rat population exploded over several years. Which would not be a reason for their population growing?

The ability to recover from or adjust from or adjust easily to misfortune or change.

Characterized by constant change, activity, or progress.

Population

The attached picture is an example of what natural process?

An algal bloom affects its environment in all of the following ways EXCEPT –

The peppered moth (Biston betularia) has two forms, a white-bodied and a dark-bodied form. The table provided shows the percentage of each type in a moth population over several years.

(See Attached Table)

The data provided on the shift in population of the peppered moth could support a claim that this population is responding to a change in the environment. In order for this data to support that claim, what other data would be needed?

Information on brown tree snakes is provided along with information on the island of Guam. Brown tree snakes were first brought to Guam in 1950.

(See Attached Diagram)

Which of the following would provide evidence that the change to this environment brought about by the introduction of the brown tree snake has had an effect on the populations of organisms that lived on Guam?

A physical disruption to an ecosystem occurred when a highway was built through a forest. Which of the following would provide evidence that the addition of a highway to this forest affected populations?

Bank swallows are birds that make their nests on the edges of rivers. Bank swallows can’t swim or breathe underwater. They feed on flying insects and, in the spring, lay four or five eggs. Which of the following observations would provide evidence that the population of bank swallows was affected by a change in the environment?

Trout is a fish that lays its eggs in cold fresh water but spends some of its life in the ocean. Trout eat smaller fish. The graph provided shows the population of trout in the state of Wisconsin between the years 1999 and 2014.

(See Attached Graph)

Which change to the ecosystem had the largest effect on the the population of trout in Wisconsin?