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Name-
Ecosystem
Biosphere
5. All of the insects, rabbits, birds, snakes, lizards, field mice, grasses and fungi living in a particular field make up
which level of biological organization? ______________________________________
6. How is an ecosystem different from a community? _____________________________________
7. Catfish can be found in Lake Lanier and in Carters Lake, even though the two lakes are not connected to one
another. Are these catfish members of the same population? Explain your answer.
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8. Describe the population to which you belong. _________________________________________
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9. In this graph, what type of curve is it, and what is it showing?
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11. In the above pyramid, which level has the LEAST amount of energy?
12. In the above pyramid, which level has the MOST amount of energy?
13. In the above pyramid, if there is 1,000 kilocalories available at the producer level, how many kilocalories would be
available to the secondary consumers?
14. Circle the strictly heterotrophic organisms in the list below.
Omnivores
Autotrophs
Detritivores
Carnivores
Herbivores
Decomposers
Carnivores
Tertiary Consumers
24.Two organisms interact with one another in such a way that one benefits and the other is harmed, but neither eats
the other. What is the name for this relationship? ______________________________________________________
25. For each relationship below identify how each organism is affected, either positively, negatively, or neutrally (not
affected).
Relationship
How Organisms Are Affected
Mutualism
Competition
Parasitism
Predation
Commensalism
26. Living organisms play a role in which biogeochemical cycles? Circle all that apply.
Water
Carbon
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Phosphorous
27. How are the carbon and oxygen cycles linked? _______________________________________
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28. Name two ways water vapor enters the air. __________________________________________
29. As rocks erode, small amounts of ________________________ dissolves in the soil and water.
30. Which two factors most influence the type of biome present in an area?_________________________________
For each of the biomes, list the major factors present- biotic and abiotic factors
Biome
Abiotic Factors
Biotic Factors
Desert
Grassland
Deciduous Forest
Taiga
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
31. Which biome receives the most rainfall? _________________________________________________________
32. What is permafrost, and is which biome is it found?_________________________________________________