Name: ________________________
Ecology Quest # 2 Study Guide:
Natural Cycles and Succession
Food Webs and Food Chains:
1. Know the basics from the first Quest of Food Webs and Food Chains.
2. Quest will not focus on this material, but some questions will resurface.
3. What is the difference between a pyramid of numbers and a pyramid of biomass?- you
must know this!
4. Describe the niches discussed during the Food Webs and Food Chains? List example
organisms for each niche? Ex: Herbivore
5. Create a food chain that has 4 trophic levels? Ex: Primary Consumer
Book Readings & Webquest
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1.7
Cycles Webquest
Succession Webquest
Cycles in Nature (Section 1.7 in Book)
Water Cycle1. Draw a diagram of the water cycle
2. Find a diagram of a water cycle and interpret it for practice.
3. Define the following vocab terms- transpiration, evaporation, condensation,
precipitation, runoff, percolation, infiltration, aquifer, seepage
Carbon Oxygen Cycle1. Understand and describe the processes that use oxygen and create Carbon/Carbon
Dioxide?
2. Understand and describe the process that uses carbon/carbon dioxide and creates
Oxygen?
3. How is carbon locked (stored underground)? What does that mean? What is it stored
as?
4. Draw a diagram of the carbon oxygen cycle using appropriate terms and drawing in the
appropriate arrows.
5. Define the following terms: photosynthesis, combustion, respiration, decomposition
Succession (Section 1.8 in Book)
1. What is primary succession?
2. What are some examples that result in primary succession?
3. What is secondary succession?
4. What are some examples that result in secondary succession?
5. What are pioneer species?
Draw a diagram of Primary Succession- label each stage
Draw a diagram of secondary succession- label each stage
Draw a diagram of Pond Succession- label each stage