This occurs when soil
is permanently frozen
_______________
example
___________________
These biomes have very little precipitation
We live in this biome
__________________
This consists of all living and nonliving factors
This consists of all populations in a given area
This consists of organisms of the same
___________________
Word Bank
Biological Community
Population
Ecosystem
Biosphere
Biome
Organism
Desert
Tundra
Rain Forest
Temperate Deciduous Forest
permafrost
Earth
Biological species
Biotic
Abiotic
Ecological Levels of Organization
Word Bank:
Relationship
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Host
Parasite
Where an organism lives
Pollination
______________
Habitat
Niche
Examples of
_______________
Both organisms benefit
An organism’s job
__________
One organism benefits,
The other is neither harmed nor helped
Symbiosis
A very close
________________
Between 2 organisms
One organism Benefits,
The other is harmed
Examples
Examples
Harmed
Helped
Food Chains show only _________ energy pathway
Eats plants and other heterotrophs
Eats dead things
Make its own food
Eats only plants
Eats other heterotrophs
4 types
Primary ___________
Can not make their own
food using photosynthesis
This is the
First
____________
Word Bank:
Consumer
Producer
Autotroph
One
All
Trophic level
Heterotroph
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Detritivore
Primary __________
Secondary ____________
3rd Level ____________
Food Web &
Food Chains
Food Webs are different from
food chains because Food Webs
show __________ energy pathways
Evaporation of water
from leaves of plants
Nitrogen Cycle
Used to make ___________
Nitrogen
gas
Some Nitrogen Fixing
Bacteria are
__________
Can also cause
Soil erosion
Symbiotic relationships
With plants (legumes)
waste
waste
Water Cycle
Matter Cycles
Phosphorus Cycle
Used to make
__________ ___________
Word Bank
Transpiration
Run-off
Nitrogen fixation
Precipitation
Fossil fuels
Evaporation
Bacteria
Mutualistic
Greenhouse Effect
Climate Change
Cellular Respiration
Photosynthesis
Rock
Mitochondria
Hereditary Material
Condensation
Chloroplast
DNA
RNA
Protein
Carbon Oxygen Cycle
Natural Layer of CO2
Occurs here
Oxygen
burning
Carbon Dioxide
Occurs here
P
Use food chain to answer
Energy Pyramid
Is Ruled by
90% of energy
Is lost as
0.1% energy
Problem:
If the primary producer makes
150,000 units of energy, how
Many units of energy are transferred
To each level? (use boxes next to
pyramid)
__________
At each level
_________
Problem: (use above units)
How many units of energy are lost
As heat by the secondary consumer?
______________
Show work for 2nd Problem:
Ultimate energy source
for every ecosystem
Numbers Pyramid
There are _______
There are _______
Than
Than
Word Bank
10% Rule
Heat
Sun
More
Less
Fewer
Greater
Primary producer
Primary consumer
Secondary consumer
Tertiary consumer
Biomass Pyramid
The total mass of
The total mass of
Ecological Pyramids
Is _______ than
Is _______ than
Population Dynamics
Word Bank
J-Curve
S-Curve
Logistic Growth Graph
Exponential Growth Graph
Exponential growth phase
Lag phase
Carrying Capacity
Limiting Factors
Abiotic Factors
Biotic Factors
Density Dependent Factors
Density Independent Factors
Drought
Disease
Food availability
Tsunami
Realistic
Examples
Shape of the curve
This type of growth
Curve is not
_____________
These are considered
Which can be non-living
Because they are not dependent
On the # of organisms in the area
Determined By
Which can be living
Shape of the curve
These are considered
Because they are dependent
On the # of organisms in the area
Examples
Ecological Succession
Word Bank:
Primary
Secondary
Soil
Rock
Volcanic Eruption
Glacier Melt
Forest Fire
Clearing of Land
Pioneer Species
Lichen
Caused by:
Caused by:
2 Types
First organisms
to get established
Example
Variety of Species
Excessive use due to
high economic value
___________
Threats to Biodiversity
Permanent loss
of a species
____________
Variety of Genes
__________
Variety of Life
Run-off of chemicals,
fertilizers, sewage
into water
___________
Biodiversity & Conservation
increasing concentration
of toxic substances
a measure of human demand
on the Earth‘s ecosystems
_________________
Disease resistant crops
Economy
Importance of Biodiversity
Extracts used to make
Healthy
_______
Word Bank:
Biodiversity
Extinction
Biosphere
Genetic diversity
Species diversity
Overexploitation
Pollution
Biological Magnification
Acid Precipitation
Eutrophication
Introduced Species
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Drugs (medications)
Ecological Footprint
Transgenic Organisms
Rain with a pH
below 7
Loss of Natural Resources
Clean Air & Water
Fossil Fuels &
Mineral Deposits