Ecosystem/Biome/Ecoregion Review
1. Draw an energy pyramid using consumers and producers.
Ex: _3rd level consumer_
Bear
Fox
Rabbit
Grass
Ex: __2nd level consumer___
Ex: __1st level consumer____
Ex: __Producer_________
2. List plants, animals, average rainfall, and temperature for each biome.
Biome
Plants
Animals
Average Rainfall
Temperature
68 -930F
Tropical
Rainforest
Ferns, Ficus
Tree
Monkey, Toucan
Desert
Cactus, Yucca
Jack Rabbit, Road 2 -4 cm
Runner
320- over
100o
Grasslands
Prairie Grass
Bison, Rabbits
20 -35 cm
100 - -400F
Tundra
Moss, Small
Shrub
Polar Bear
6 – 10 Inches
54 - -450F
Deciduous
Forest
Maple Tree,
Birch Tree
Black Bear,
30 -60 inches
Average 50
Coniferous
(Boreal)
Pine Tree, Spruce Moose, Deer
Tree
40 – 100
75 - -300F
5. List 3 producers
a. Grass
b. Tallow Tree
c. Oak Tree
50 -260 inches
3 consumers.
a. Deer
b. Raccoon
c. Bear
6. Draw a food chain using 5 living organisms.
Oak Tree
Worm
Wood pecker
Cat
Coyote
7. Name the following biomes.
a.) Conifer trees, (pine trees) animals inactive in the winter. _Coniferous Forest_________.
b.) Organisms must tolerate salt water___Salt Water_________.
c.) Cacti, deep root system & animals active at night ___Desert_____________.
d.) Broken into 3 categories including rivers/streams __Fresh Water_________.
e.) Covers more than 70% of earth’s surface ____Water__________________.
f.) Palms, orchids, fern’s and many types of animal’s __Tropical Rain Forest_.
g.) ______________________________________.
h.) Land is flat, soil is frozen (permafrost) ______Tundra__________.
i.) Tree leaves change color and fall, has 4 seasons __Deciduous Forest________.
j.) Limiting factor is water ____Desert__________________.
k.) Wide range of temperature from day and night ___Desert______________.
l.) small trees and shrubs_______Grassland_________.
8. Match the following with the words below :
Abiotic
Biotic
Carnivore
Community
Competition
Ecosystem Niche
Omnivore
Parasite
Habitat
Photosynthesis
Population
Predator
Prey
a. A bear eating apples and mice____ Omnivore __________.
Decomposer
Herbivore
Scavenger
b. 5 squirrels playing in a tree in the forest __ Population ___________.
c. Frog eating insects ___ Carnivore __________________.
d. Mushroom on a log ____ Decomposer _________________.
e. A fox is attacking a rabbit __ Predator _________________.
f. Deer, mice, and bears all want to eat the same wild apple ___ Competition __________.
g. Apple trees, pine trees, grass making the food from the sun __ Photosynthesis _______.
h. Deer, rabbits, red squirrels __ Herbivore _____________.
i. Weasel, snakes, frog’s __ Biotic ___________.
j. Deer, porcupine, and fox in the smoky Mt. National park ___ Community__________.
k. A tick living on a deer __ Parasite _________________.
l. Ants living in an anthill __ Niche _______________.
m. Rocks lying in the bottom of a stream __ Abiotic ______________.
n. Bear an apple tree, and a snowstorm __ Ecosystem _______________.
o. Red squirrels are digging a hole for his acorn ___ Niche ____________.
9. Define the following words:
a. Omnivore – animal that eats both plants and animals
b. Producer – Organisms that produce their own food through process of Photosynthesis
c. Herbivore – Animals that eat only plants
d. Carnivore – Animals that eat only animals
e. Consumer – animal that must consume other organisms to survive since they cannot make own food
f. Decomposer – Organisms that break down dead and decaying matter
g. Niche – the role which an organism plays or its job in the ecosystem
h. Population – When 2 or more of the same species live in an area
i. Scavenger – Carnivores that eat on dead animals
j. Habitat – where an animal lives
k. Abiotic – Non living organism
l. Biotic – Living organism
m. Ecosystem – where living and nonlivings live together
10. Draw the chemical equation for photosynthesis
_CO2__ + _H2O______
_Glucose (C6H12O6)_+ _O2__
11. _Radiant________ energy is produced by the sun.
12. _Chlorophyll__________is the part of the plant that makes it green.
13. Using the chart below identify missing information in the following ecoregion.
Ecoregion
Precipitation
Plants
Elevation
Others characteristics
Piney Woods
36-50 inches
Pine trees,
200 to 400 ft
Swamps /timber & cattle
production
Gulfcoast
Prairies/Marshes
30 – 50 inches
Tall prairie grass, live oaks,
mesquite trees
Sea Level
Barrier Islands/ Rivers and
streams flowing into Gulf
Edwards Platuea
15- 34 inches
Grasses, oak trees
100ft- over 3000 ft
Many springs, caynons
Llano Uplift
24 -32 inches
Oak/Hickory
825 -2,250
Ranching
Trans Peco
Less than 12 inches
Yucca, desert shrub
2,500ft-8,749ft
Wind blown dunes
14. Which ecoregion above has the highest precipitation? Why.
year
Tropical Rain Forest with over 100cm a