Ecosystems
Test Wednesday, May 13th
You need to know:
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Vocabulary: ecosystem, biotic, abiotic, niche, habitat, commensalism, mutualism,
parasitism, producers, consumers, herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, scavenger,
decomposer, climate, food web, energy pyramid, photosynthesis, and biome.
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What is biodiversity? What are the 3 most diverse biomes and what are 2 reasons
why biodiversity is important?
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Describe five ways biodiversity is being decreased (HIPPO)
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Introduced species-what are they? How do they arrive in new areas? What type
of damage can they cause? How can we get rid of them?
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What are some biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem?
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Be able to draw or explain/identify roles in a food web if given some information
about the organisms in it. (producer, consumer, scavenger, etc.)
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What happens if one part of the food web/food chain is removed? Which
populations go up? Which populations go down?
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Be able to identify the type of relationship between two organisms (parasitism,
commensalism, mutualism)  
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Be able to explain how the six different abiotic factors affect the living organisms
in an ecosystem. Why is each abiotic factor important?
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What do food webs and energy pyramids show us? Why is plankton such an
important part of a food web?
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Why does being a vegetarian make sense using the energy pyramid?
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What do plants produce during photosynthesis? What do they use?
The test will consist multiple choice, short answer, and reading and making graphs and
data tables.