SCIENCE 7
TEST TOPICS: Ecosystems
Vocabulary – Ecosystems and Succession
abiotic
ecosystem
biotic
habitat
climax community
organism
ecological succession
population
Mr. Birt
primary succession
secondary succession
self-sustaining
Vocabulary – Food Chains. Food Webs, and Ecological Pyramids
ecological succession lab
omnivore
pyramid of numbers
food chain
photosynthesis
bioaccumulation
energy flow
cellular respiration
insecticide
producer
inputs
herbicide
consumer
outputs
pesticide
primary consumer
carbon dioxide - oxygen
scavenger
secondary consumer
cycle
decomposer
tertiary consumer
balanced cycle
micro-organism
carnivore
food web
herbivore
ecological pyramid
SCIENCE 7
TEST TOPICS: Ecosystems
Vocabulary – Ecosystems and Succession
abiotic
ecosystem
biotic
habitat
climax community
organism
ecological succession
population
Mr. Birt
primary succession
secondary succession
self-sustaining
Vocabulary – Food Chains. Food Webs, and Ecological Pyramids
ecological succession lab
omnivore
pyramid of numbers
food chain
photosynthesis
bioaccumulation
energy flow
cellular respiration
insecticide
producer
inputs
herbicide
consumer
outputs
pesticide
primary consumer
carbon dioxide - oxygen
scavenger
secondary consumer
cycle
decomposer
tertiary consumer
balanced cycle
micro-organism
carnivore
food web
herbivore
ecological pyramid
SCIENCE 7
TEST TOPICS: Ecosystems
Mr. Birt
Topics
Biotic, abiotic - features, examples, interactions
Ecosystems - definition, characteristics, examples
Ecological succession – primary, secondary - definitions and examples, causes, main stages,
differences, human influence (see booklets and questions)
Also – amount of stored energy, reasons for food webs
Photosynthesis + cellular respiration – word formulas (inputs + outputs), booklet Q’s + handout
Q’s, 2 energy transfer processes and the cycling of matter in ecosystems,
Carbon Dioxide + Oxygen Cycle – notes = diagram, 2 purposes/benefits, balanced cycle
Food Webs + Food Chains – booklet, Bill Nye Video, notes (types of organisms, food chains +
food webs), Boreal Forest assignments, What Goes Up Must Come Down
Ecological Pyramid - assignment, impact of loss of producers or consumers in an ecosystem
Bioaccumulation – booklet (definitions, explanation (eco pyramid + numbers), Q’s)
Scavengers + Decomposers - questions
SCIENCE 7
TEST TOPICS: Ecosystems
Mr. Birt
Topics
Biotic, abiotic - features, examples, interactions
Ecosystems - definition, characteristics, examples
Ecological succession – primary, secondary - definitions and examples, causes, main stages,
differences, human influence (see booklets and questions)
Also – amount of stored energy, reasons for food webs
Photosynthesis + cellular respiration – word formulas (inputs + outputs), booklet Q’s + handout
Q’s, 2 energy transfer processes and the cycling of matter in ecosystems,
Carbon Dioxide + Oxygen Cycle – notes = diagram, 2 purposes/benefits, balanced cycle
Food Webs + Food Chains – booklet, Bill Nye Video, notes (types of organisms, food chains +
food webs), Boreal Forest assignments, What Goes Up Must Come Down
Ecological Pyramid - assignment, impact of loss of producers or consumers in an ecosystem
Bioaccumulation – booklet (definitions, explanation (eco pyramid + numbers), Q’s)
Scavengers + Decomposers - questions