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Ecology Basics

Ecology Basics. Challenge #2 Levels of Organization. T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/. Answer each question. 1. What term refers to all the members of one species in a particular area? 2. What do we call all the different populations that live in an area?

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Ecology Basics

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  1. Ecology Basics Challenge #2Levels of Organization T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/

  2. Answer each question. 1. What term refers to all the members of one species in a particular area? 2. What do we call all the different populations that live in an area? 3. What term refers to all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area? 4. Organize these terms from the smallest to the largest. Community, Organism, Ecosystem, Population 5. What do we call a scientist who studies how living things interact with each other and their environment?

  3. The answers are … 1. What term refers to all the members of one species in a particular area? 2. What do we call all the different populations that live in an area? 3. What term refers to all the living and nonliving things that interact in an area? 4. Organize these terms from the smallest to the largest. Community, Organism, Ecosystem, Population 5. What do we call a scientist who studies how living things interact with each other and their environment? Population Community Ecosystem Organism  Population  Community  Ecosystem Ecologist

  4. Eco Scramble Challenge #2 Can you unscramble the letters to figure out the ecology terms? T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/

  5. Unscramble the letters to figure out each ecology term. 1. I G T M I A I O N M R 2. U L O T P A I P O N 3. P E C M O T N I O T I 4. M S B O S Y I S I S 5. O S T M Y E C E S

  6. The answers are … 1. I G T M I A I O N M R IMMIGRATION 2. U L O T P A I P O N POPULATION 3. P E C M O T N I O T I COMPETITION 4. M S B O S Y I S I S SYMBIOSIS 5. O S T M Y E C E S ECOSYSTEM

  7. #2 Food Web Challenge T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/ http://www.mos.org/oceans/graphics/life/foodchain.jpg

  8. Use the food web to answer these questions. 1. What is the producer? 2. Name one organism that is an herbivore. 3. Name one organism that is an omnivore. 4. Name one organism that is a carnivore. 5. What would happen to the minnow population if the grey heron were removed? http://www.planetarkive.org/topics/i/foodweb.gif

  9. The answers are … 1. What is the producer? Plant Plankton 2. Name one organism that is an herbivore. Daphnia or Snail 3. Name one organism that is an omnivore. Tadpole 4. Name one organism that is a carnivore. Anything but daphnia, snail, or tadpole 5. What would happen to the minnow population if the grey heron were removed? We would expect the minnow population to increase, since there would not be heron around to eat them.

  10. Alien Invaders Can you identify these invasive species? Challenge #2 T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/

  11. How many of these invaders can you identify? 5 1 3 I am brown and found in trees. I feed on native birds and lizards. I may have stripes like a zebra, but I live in water and compete with native mussels for food. I don’t taste like garlic or mustard, but like to crowd out native species and take over! 4 6 2 I am found in the Southeastern US and can attack and cause painful burning stings on humans, animals, & livestock. I may look like a snake, but I’m a fish that preys on native species. I’m also found in more places than just the northern states. I like to go wild and “pig out” on native plants and crops causing much damage. http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/

  12. The answers are … 5 1 Brown Tree Snake Zebra Mussel Garlic Mustard 4 6 2 2 Northern Snake Head Red Fire Ant Wild Boar

  13. Footprints National GeographicTrash Footprint Video T. Trimpe 2008 http://sciencespot.net/

  14. Watch the video and then answer the questions.Video Link: http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/channel/videos/player.html?channel=22826&category=22818&title=05187_00 1. How much waste does each of us send to landfills in a lifetime?A. 64 tons B. 6,400 tons C. 64,000 tons 2. How many plastic bottles are thrown away every day?A. 6,000 B. 60,000 C. 6,000,000 3. How many Empire State buildings would equal the amount of glass we throw away each year?A. 30 B. 37 C. 44 4. What material makes up most of the packaging used for our food?A. Cardboard B. Metal C. Plastic

  15. The answers are … 1. How much waste does each of us send to landfills in a lifetime?A. 64 tons B. 6,400 tons C. 64,000 tons 2. How many plastic bottles do we throw away every day?A. 6,000 B. 60,000 C. 6,000,000 3. How many Empire State buildings would equal the amount of glass we throw away each year?A. 30 B. 37 C. 44 4. What material makes up most of the packaging used for our food?A. Cardboard B. Metal C. Plastic

  16. 3/28/11 • What type of landforms are cause by movement of the Earth’s plates? • What types of events are caused by movement of the Earth’s plates?

  17. 3/29/11 • In a 3-5 sentence paragraph, briefly explain how the movement of Earth’s plates affects your life.

  18. Continent Continental Drift Earthquakes Fossil Pangaea Plates 3/30/11 While on vacation at the Grand Canyon, I discovered an old dinosaur _____. I called a geologist friend of mine and he said it was really old! He said it was formed when the Earth had one big _______ called _____. He said _______ ______ caused _______ to break up. He meant Earth’s _____ moved around. That would have been a scary time to be alive with all the __________ and volcanoes it would cause!

  19. 3/31/11 A • Match the picture with the word it represents: • Pangaea • Seafloor spreading • Continental Drift • Fossil Evidence • Layers B E C D

  20. 4/1/11 • Write 4-5 sentences: If you could visit any continent, which one would you visit? Why?

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