Lesson 2 - Energy Flow & Biodiversity

Question 1

ecological niche

Answer 1

the position of species in an ecosystem (the roles of the organisms)

Question 2

trophic levels

Answer 2

organism’s position in food chain

Question 3

food web

Answer 3

the connections of all food chain in an ecosystem

Question 4

joules

Answer 4

an unit measurement for energy

Question 5

energy flow

Answer 5

transfer of energy from one organism to another

Question 6

invasive species

Answer 6

non-native organism that disrupts the balance of the ecosystem

Question 7

ecological pyramid

Answer 7

a graphic representation of the flow of energy in an ecosystem

Question 8

biodiversity

Answer 8

a variety of life on Earth

Question 9

biodiversity hotspot

Answer 9

area that has high level of species diversity

Question 10

climate change

Answer 10

the fluctuation of the region’s temperature, precipitation, and wind patterns

Question 11

climate

Answer 11

average weather conditions of an area

Question 12

global warming

Answer 12

increasing rate of the average temperature on Earth

Question 13

Metis

Answer 13

people of mixed European and Indigenous community

Question 14

Inuit

Answer 14

a group of culturaly similar Indigenous people of the Arctic and Subarctic regions

Question 15

first nations

Answer 15

aboriginal people of Canada