Ecology Unit Review - Flashcards

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Classify the following as an "abiotic factor" in an ecosystem: Bird, Fungi, Ant, Rock.

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Rock

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How is a community different from a population?

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Communities have different species living together.

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Example of a hawksbill interacting with an abiotic factor: Hawksbill digs a nest in the sand, Hawksbill eats a sea sponge, Hawksbill mates with another hawksbill, Hawksbill gets attacked by a shark.

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Hawksbill digs a nest in the sand

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Put the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest: Options: Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

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Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere

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Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers to bee hives. The badgers then expose the hives and feed on the honey first. Then, the honey guide birds eat as well.

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mutualism

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Tapeworms reside in human intestine and take nutrients from the human.

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parasitism

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Vines grow on a tree. The vines get light but the tree is not affected. What kind of relationship is this?

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Commensalism

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The populations of which organisms will most likely increase as a result of a disease that suddenly reduced the population of Texas horned lizards?

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Ants and grasshoppers

Front

What happens to the amount of available energy in the pyramid as it moves up through the different levels?

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it decreases

Front

Which is represented by all of the bullfrogs living around a pond?

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population