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Ecology Review
MainIdea:Ecologistsstudyenvironmentsatdifferentlevelsoforganization.
Writeadescriptionofeachleveloforganizationinthetable.Also,providean
exampleforeachlevel.
Level
1.Organism
2.Population
3.Community
4.Ecosystem
5.Biosphere
Description
Example
FillinthediagrambelowwiththeLevelsofOrganizationstudiedinEcology.Usethetermsfrom
thetableabove.
MainIdea:Anecosystemincludesbothabioticandbioticfactors.Producersprovide
energyforotherorganismsinanecosystem.
Completethefollowingsentenceswiththecorrecttermfromthelistbelow
autotrophs
eating
nonliving
abiotic
living
temperature producers
moisture
plants
animals
biotic
consumers
heterotrophs nonliving
6.Allecosystemsaremadeupof________________and___________________components.
7.______________factorsarelivingthings,suchas_______________or_______________.
8.______________factorsarenonlivingthings,suchaswind,______________,or______________.
9.____________________areorganismsthatgettheirenergyfrom___________________resources,
meaningtheymaketheirownfood.Theseorganismsarealsocalled______________________.
10.___________________areorganismsthatgettheirenergyby__________________other
organisms.Theseorganismsarealsocalled_________________________.
11.Whyareproducerssoimportanttoanecosystem?
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KEYCONCEPT:Foodchainsandfoodwebsmodeltheflowofenergyinanecosystem.
Choosethecorrecttermfromtheboxbelowtofiteachdescription.
carnivore
herbivore
secondary consumer
decomposer
detritivore
omnivore
primary consumer
tertiary consumer
trophic levels
12.Ieatonlyplants.Iama(n)___________________________.
13.Ieatonlyotheranimals.Iama(n)_______________________.
14.Ieatbothplantsandanimals.Iama(n)_____________________.
15.Ieatdeadorganicmatter.Iama(n)_______________________.
16.Ibreakdownorganicmatterintosimplercompounds.Iama(n)______________________.
17.Iamthefirstconsumerabovetheproducerlevel.Iama(n)____________________.
18.Iamacarnivorethateatsherbivores.Iama(n)__________________________.
19.Iamacarnivorethateatsothercarnivores.Iama(n)__________________________
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20.Thelevelsofnourishmentinafoodchainarecalled_______________________.
21.Howisafoodwebdifferentfromafoodchain?
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22.Labelthefourtiersoftheenergypyramidwiththecorrecttrophiclevel(producers,primary
consumers,secondaryconsumers,andtertiaryconsumers).Chooseanecosystem.Research
whattypesofplantsandanimalsliveinyourchosenecosystem.Fillintheenergypyramidwith
whatmightexistwiththatecosystem.