Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Upcoming Quiz

Students are very busy studying for their upcoming test on Ecosystems. My tests can be challenging, so students were required to prepare study guides.

Here's what's on the test:
Part 1: Define
Ecosystem
Organisms
Species
Populations
Communities
Habitat
Photosynthesis
Producer
Consumer
Cellular Respiration
Trophic Level
Ecological Succession
Pioneer Species
Lichen
Climax Community

Part 2: Short Answer
How do biotic and abiotic factors influence an ecosystem?
Who eats what? Carnivore, Omnivore, Herbivore, Decomposer.
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
Draw and explain an energy pyramid.
Describe the conditions in a primary and secondary ecological succession.
What are two ecological benefits to controlled burns?
What is the exception to the rule “all organisms need the sun.”

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