Lab 11

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

Study of the interactions among living organisms between organisms and their environment

Question 2

Abiotic factors

Answer 2

Water, sunlight, oxygen, temperature, soil

Question 3

Biotic factors

Answer 3

Living organisms that share the same habitat

Question 4

Population

Answer 4

Group of invidious is of the same species occupying a given area

Question 5

Biocoenosis

Answer 5

Biological community where organisms live together

Question 6

Ecosystem

Answer 6

Community + environment

Question 7

Biosphere

Answer 7

Duke of the planets ecosystems

Question 8

Producers are ___ and consumers are _____

Answer 8

Autotrophic, heterotrophic

Question 9

Plants capture ____ is the sunlight

Answer 9

1%

Question 10

Each feeding passes ____ of it’s stored energy to the next level

Answer 10

10%

Question 11

Flow of energy in an ecosystem

Answer 11

Decomposes —> primary predators —> herbivores —> predators —> high level predator

Question 12

Biomass

Answer 12

Amount of living or organic matter present in an organism

Question 13

1 degree consumer

Answer 13

Herbivore

Question 14

2nd degree consumer

Answer 14

Carnivore or omnivore

Question 15

3rd degree consumer

Answer 15

Carnivore or omnivore

Question 16

Decomposers include

Answer 16

Fungi, bacteria, earthworms, insects

Question 17

Parasites include

Answer 17

Fleas, tapeworms

Question 18

Lethal concentration

Answer 18

Concentration that kills 50% of the indicator organisms

Question 19

Bioassays

Answer 19

Test the effect of pollutants on the indicator organism