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ECOLOGY Open Notes Assessment

1. The document provides a matching exercise that pairs ecological terms like ecology, autotroph, heterotroph, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, predator, prey, parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism with their definitions. 2. There are fill-in-the-blank questions that test understanding of concepts like biotic vs abiotic factors, trophic levels in food chains and pyramids, nutrient cycles, energy transfer between trophic levels, and types of ecological relationships. 3. Diagrams of food webs and ecosystems are used to assess understanding of producer/consumer dynamics, energy flow between trophic levels, and population estimation techniques.

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ECOLOGY Open Notes Assessment

1. The document provides a matching exercise that pairs ecological terms like ecology, autotroph, heterotroph, carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, predator, prey, parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism with their definitions. 2. There are fill-in-the-blank questions that test understanding of concepts like biotic vs abiotic factors, trophic levels in food chains and pyramids, nutrient cycles, energy transfer between trophic levels, and types of ecological relationships. 3. Diagrams of food webs and ecosystems are used to assess understanding of producer/consumer dynamics, energy flow between trophic levels, and population estimation techniques.

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ECOLOGY Open Notes Assessment

I. Matching

Match the following terms with the correct statement. Each


statement may be used only once.

Heterotroph 1. ___ A. One organism benefits without harming the other


Secondary Succession 2 ___ B. An organism that eats only plants
Ecology 3. ___ C. Study of organisms and their environment
D. Gradual replacement of one community by another
Prey 4. ___ E. A relationship in which both organisms benefit
Carnivore 5. ___ F. Organisms that cannot make their own food
Autotroph 6. ___ G. A relationship in which one organism benefits but
Parasitism 7. ___ harms the other
Commensalism 8. ___ H. Organisms that can make their own food
Herbivore 9. ___ I. An organism that hunts
J. Organisms that eats only meat
Mutualism 10. ___ K. Organism that breaks down dead material
Decomposer 11. ___ L. Any biotic factor that restricts distribution of organisms
Omnivore 12. ___ M. Organism that eats both plant and animals
Predator 13. ___ N. Organism that are hunted
Limiting Factor 14. ___

II. FILL IN THE BLANK


In the space to the left, write the word or phrase in parentheses that correctly completes the
statement

15. The biosphere includes air and water; animals and plants; and (mountains
and oceans, moon and stars).

16. Wind, humidity, and (mosses, rocks) would be considered abiotic factors in
a terrestrial ecosystem.

17. The size and extent of a population does not directly depend on the
availability of (food, decomposers).

18. To explain and show how the amount of living material and tissues at each
trophic level of a food chain changes, you could use a pyramid of (numbers, biomass).

19. In the nitrogen cycle, (bacteria and lightning, decomposers) convert


atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen compounds usable by plants.

20. Energy that passes through a food chain is lost to the environment as (heat,
matter).

21. Water, carbon, and nitrogen are released back into the atmosphere during
(symbiosis, decomposition).

22. Both the algae and the fungus are benefited from their relationship in a
lichen. This is one of (mutualism, commensalism).

23. In a pond ecosystem, ducks, mosquitoes, pond plants, and frogs are
(abiotic, biotic) factors.
Use the following diagram to answer questions 24-29.

Caterpillar Bird

Grass Mouse Snake Owl


Grasshopper Frog

24. What is the producer in the food web above?

25. Energy flows from the mouse to the _______ and _______

26 The primary consumers are__________, _________, ___________.

27. The secondary consumers are ______, _______, ________, and _______.

28. The owl is a secondary consumer if it eats the _________ but a tertiary (third order)
consumer if it eats the _______, ___________, or ____________.

29. As matter and energy move from grasses to owl, the amount of available energy
always (increases, decreases) but the population size may increase or decrease.

Use the following ecosystem to answer questions 30-33.

ECOSYSTEM #1
X OOOO XXXX XXOOXXOXX OOOOOOOOXXX XXXXXXO
OOXXOOO XXX OOOOOOO XXXXXOXOXOXOXXXOXXOOOOX
XOO X OXXX O XXXOO XXOXO OO XO XOXOXO
X X X X X X X X XOO O O O X XO X X X X O O
OO OO OO OO OO OO XO XO X
XXXX OO OO
XXXXXXXOOOOOOO OOOOOO XX XX

IT TAKES 10 CIRCLES TO COVER THE ENTIRE SYSTEM

30. How many different populations are being studied?

31. How many (X) individuals are in sample #1 in ecosystem #1?

32. What is the average number of (O) individuals for all of the samples in ecosystem #1

33. What is the total estimated amount of (O) individuals for ecosystem #1 using the method
that we used?

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