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Biotic Factors in Terrestrial Ecology

Biotic Factors in Terrestrial Ecology

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Science

9th - 12th Grade

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NGSS
MS-LS2-2, MS-LS4-2, MS-LS2-1

+4

Standards-aligned

Created by

Sharronda Smith

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23 Slides • 12 Questions

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Biotic Factors in Terrestrial Ecology

by Sharronda Smith

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A dichotomous key is used to....

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identify a species that has already been categorized and named.

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Identify only certain animal species.

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Identify a species that has never been seen before.

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Differentiate between two or more species.

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A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. What species of tree have the hikers found?

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Juniper

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Pine

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Spruce

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Fir

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An illustration and a dichotomous key are given. What is the correct classification for this organism?

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Class Insecta

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Order Amblygygi

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Order Araneae

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Order Scorpiones

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​Invasive Species

​Animals that have been

  1. introduced to a new niche,

  2. compete with the native species for resources

  3. ​Win the competition against native species

  4. Finally, take over the niche are an....​ INVASIVE SPECIES

​ex. Pythons in the Everglades.

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Multiple Choice

The ecological role an organism performs in their specific environment is considered the organism's...

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Habitat

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Population

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Biome

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Niche

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When taken to a new habitat, non-native plants often threaten native plants of the new habitat.  Why do they do this?

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Non-native plants are able to mutate rapidly

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Non-native  plants cause native animals to relocate

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Non-native plants are able to be used for medicine

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Non-native plants compete with native plants for resources

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Multiple Choice

One organism hunts and eats another organism.

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predation

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mutualism

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carnivore

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parasitism

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Multiple Choice

Honeybees feed on and pollinate clover and flowering plants native to the prairie grassland biomes of Texas. Which tropic level do they occupy?

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Producer

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Primary Consumer

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Secondary Consumer

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Tertiary Consumer

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Multiple Choice

The efficiency of energy transfer from a lower trophic level to the next highest level is roughly

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1%

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10%

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100%

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1000%

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Multiple Choice

An animal that only feeds on plants is called

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Vegetarian

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Herbivore

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Carnivore

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Vegan

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Multiple Choice

A primary consumer

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makes its own food

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eats other animals

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is a carnivore

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consumes the producer

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Multiple Choice

A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.

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mutualism

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commensalism

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parasitism

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predation

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Multiple Choice

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed.

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parasitism

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mutualism

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commensalism

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predation

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