Life Science Unit 6 Study Guide

Unit 6 Study Guide Ecosystems

Name:___________

1.      ________all of the living and nonliving things that interact in a particular area

2.      Where an organism lives is called? What an organism’s role is?

3.      Living parts of an ecosystem ______.  Non-living parts of an ecosystem______.

4.      A group of one type of species________.  A group of many different populations ______.

5.      List three limiting factors for populations.

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6.      The largest population an area can support _______.  How is it calculated?

7.      A close relationship between two species. _________

8.      Three types of symbiosis.

·        Benefits BOTH ___________

·        Benefits ONE hurts NONE _________

·        Benefits ONE hurts ONE __________

9.      What are the three energy roles?  Which makes its own food?

10.  List two classifications of decomposers (Think Kingdoms)

11.  A flow of energy from one organism to the next and the next and so on _______

12.  Overlapping food chains. ________

13.  What indicates how energy moves?

14.   Do arrows point to where the energy comes from or where it goes to?

15.  The process of changing nitrogen gas (in the air) into a usable form is called ______

16.  What does the process described in question 15?  Where?

17.  REFER to HANDOUT for Nitrogen Cycle.

18.  What are the 4 stages of the Water Cycle?

19.  Describe the Carbon Cycle. 4 stages.

20.  A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms.________

The following questions describe a biome, name the biome.

21.  Warm, humid, many birds and animals, has a high canopy of trees, vines, orchids, located near the equator.

22.  Evaporation is greater than precipitation, HOT, DRY, cacti, lizards

23.  Rich soil, tall grass, shrubs, little rain, open plains, large herbivores, more rain than deserts

24.  Seasonal trees, maples, oaks, white tailed deer, birds migrate from here

25.  Sometimes called taiga, coniferous trees (cone producing), Cold, frequently at higher altitudes, lots of snow

26.  Extremely cold, dry, permafrost, arctic animals, mosses, grasses, shrubs

27.  Wetlands, ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, algae main producer, catfish, snails

28.  Estuaries, salt water, oceans, larger bodies of water, coral reefs

A Louisiana Swamp Food Pyramid and Food Chain

Put these organisms where they belong in an energy pyramid, label as producer, consumers:  shrimp, pelican, algae, trout

Draw a food chain showing where these organisms would be placed.