Examplequestions(questionthatcanhelpsyourstudy)

1.

Howmuchppmdoesthebearreceive?
Zooplankton>herring>Salmon>Bear
0.08ppm1ppm4ppm50ppm
Stepstosolvethequestion
a.

FromZooplanktontoherringtheratiois
0.5/0.04=x/0.08x=1
.Sotheherringhas1ppm

b.

FromHerringtoSalmontheratiois
2/0.5=x/1x=4
.SotheSalmonhasappmof4.

c.

FromSalmontothebeartheratiois25/2=x/4x=50.Therefore,thebearhasappmof50.

As you can see, by knowing the ratio you can easily calculate the ppm for eachtrophiclevel. As the trophic level increases,theppmalso
increaseswhichleadstoaharminthephysicalhealthoftheorganism.

2.

Howcouldintroducedspeciesaffectoriginalspecies?
For example, bird A lives in Hawaii. After bird B comes in birdA startsto lose theirhabits andfood.Because bird Bcould be

disturbedwhenpeopleCouldbedisturbedwhenpeopleintentionallyorbyatranspccident,ort,plants,animals,ormicroorganisms

3.Explainhowdoesinsectinfectioneffectsonhabitatloss?
Becausemanyinsectsattack,orifthetreeisstressedfromovercrowding,drought,orgrazingbyanimals,resinflowis
reduced.Therefore,insectinfectionisthemostfastestandstrongest.

Testprepquestions(questionsthatcouldpossiblycomeoutinthetest)

1.WhyusingofLandcausehabitatloss?
Byusingoflandanimals,plantsorhumanlosstheirhabitat.Furthermore,resourceUse,deforestation,agricultureandresource
Exploitationalsocausehabitatloss.

2.Howdoesbiomagnificationcauseharmtotheorganismsinhighertrophiclevel.

Thebiomagnificationcausetheharmfulchemicalstoenhanceasthetrophiclevelincreases.Therefore,theorganisms
thatarelocatedinthehigherpartofthefoodchainwillreceivemoreharmfulchemicalswhichleadstoadecreasein
population.

3.Whyarefreshwaterandmarinebiomesthemostimportantofallbiomes?

Freshwaterandmarinebiomescontainmostofthewaterontheearth.Theyalsohavetheabilitytokeepthetemperatureconstantin
theatmosphere.

4.
Howdoeslatitudeinfluencestemperatureandprecipitation?

Latitude is the measurement of the distance of alocation ontheEarthfrom the equator. Thefurtheraway from the equator that a
location resides, the less sunlightthatthis location receives.Also the lower the latitude of a location, the closer it is totheequator.
Thusthehigherthetemperaturewillbeinthatlocation.

5.Explainwhythereislittlevegetationonthefloorofthetropicalrainforest.

The soil ispoor as nutrients arequickly recycledandnotretained.Alsobecausetheheavy rainwashesminerals away.

Theforestfloorisverydark,whichlimitsplantgrowth.

6.Howareplantsadaptedtosurviveashortgrowingseason?

the development of flower buds late in the season, small seeds that develop and ripen quickly, and the storing of
nutrients.