3.2 and 3.3 board questions
1. For each of the following give a freshwater, marine (salt water), and terrestrial example
a. autotroph
i. Fresh water
ii. Marine
iii. Terrestrial
b. heterotroph
i. Fresh water
ii. Marine
iii. Terrestrial
c. producer
i. Fresh water
ii. Marine
iii. Terrestrial
d. Consumer
i. Fresh water
ii. Marine
iii. Terrestrial
e. Herbivore
i. Fresh water
ii. Marine
iii. Terrestrial
f. Carnivore
i. Fresh water
ii. Marine
iii. Terrestrial
g. Omnivore
i. Fresh water
ii. Marine
iii. Terrestrial
h. Decomposer
i. Fresh water
ii. Marine
iii. Terrestrial
2. Make a food Chain using all trophic levels
3. Make and energy pyramid for your food chain ( include the about of energy at each level and
biomass)
Board question 4.2
1.) Name three abiotic factors for a terrestrial ecosystem and how they affect the organisms. Air,
Wind, Sun, Climate, Temperature Ect.
2.) Name two biotic factors for a terrestrial ecosystem and how they affect the organisms.
Rabbit and Fox- Rabbit go up and foxes go up. Foxes go up rabbits go down
3.) Relationship in an ecosystem
a. Give an example and explain how a relationship can be classified as parasitism. Tick and
Dog Tick is parasite and dog is host
b. Give an example and explain how a relationship can be classified as mutualism. Bees
and flowers both benefit
c. Give an example and explain how a relationship can be classified as commensalism. Sea
Cucumber and pearl fish pearl fish benefit and cucumber gets nothing
d. Give an example and explain how a relationship can be classified as predation. Wolf and
rabbit. Wolf hunts rabbit for food
e. Give an example and explain how a relationship can be classified as competition
between species. Lions and cheetahs hunting zebras
f. Give an example and explain how a relationship can be classified as competition within
a species. Two bull elephants fighting for dominance
4.) Give an example from a terrestrial ecosystem for the following and explain
a. Population Cardinals in Oklahoma
b. Community Cardinals and worms in Oklahoma
c. Ecosystem Oklahoma weather and the effects on worms and cardinals
5.) What factors have the largest effect on the biodiversity within an ecosystem amounts of water
and sunlight
6.) Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web web is interconnected food chains
7.) What are the three types of symbiotic relationships explain each using examples