1. Basic Ecological Concepts

Question 1

Give examples of Abiotic and biotic components

Answer 1

BIOTIC: animals(cows), plants(trees), fungi and bacteria

ABIOTIC: water sand pH O2 Co2

Question 2

Primary producer (autotroph)

Answer 2

Organism producing complex matter via photosynthesis/ chemosynthesis

Question 3

Consumer

Answer 3

Organism of food chain that attains energy by consuming other organisms

Question 4

Herbivores

Answer 4

Feed on plants

Question 5

Decomposer

Answer 5

Organism that breaks down/ decaying organisms

Question 6

Food chain

Answer 6

Represents feeding r/s among organisms

Question 7

Food web

Answer 7

Series of INTERCONNECTED food chain

Question 8

Explain why there is an energy loss btw GPP and NPP

Answer 8

Energy is lost btw GPP and NPP bc primary producers use energy for respiration

Question 9

There is an energy loss btw NPP and energy obtained by consumers. Give example where this energy is trapped:

Answer 9

Based of laws of thermodynamics; energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed. Solar energy is converted to chemical energy, and this energy is released as heat during respiration

Question 10

What is an ES

Answer 10

It consists of ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC components which interact with each other.