

Intro to Ecology & Populations
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9th - 12th Grade
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Patricia Bozeman
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Introduction to Ecology
& Changes in Population
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Introduction to Ecology
Ecology
Niche
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Match
Organisms have different ways of acquiring energy within the ecosystem. Match the following roles organisms can play.
Plants and other organisms that can generate their own energy, typically through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
Nature's recyclers that consume dead organisms.
Organisms that eat primary producers such as plants
Organisms that eat primary producers as well as primary consumers
Organisms that only eat other consumers
Producer/ Autotroph
Decomposers
Herbivore/ Consumer/ Heterotroph
Omnivore/ Consumer/ Heterotroph
Carnivores/
Consumer/
Heterotroph
Producer/ Autotroph
Decomposers
Herbivore/ Consumer/ Heterotroph
Omnivore/ Consumer/ Heterotroph
Carnivores/
Consumer/
Heterotroph
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Fill in the Blanks
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Drag and Drop
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How do we calculate how much energy is transferred to the next level?
What is the average energy transfer?
What percentage of the energy is lost at each level?
Calculating Energy Transfer
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Open Ended
A Food web shows the interactions of multiple organisms within an ecosystem.
A food chain shows a single path that energy moves within the ecosystem.
Type an example of a food chain below.
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Categorize
Fungus/Algae - the photosynthetic algae provides food for the fungus, which houses the algae
Termite/ Gut Bacteria -the bacteria break down the wood termites eat and give termites nutrition
Dog/Flea - flea feeds on a dogs blood and can carry disease or cause infection
Human/Tapeworm - the tapeworm lives in the small intestines and robs the human of nutrition
Shark/ Remora - Remora swim next to the shark to collect scraps. Shark doesn't care.
Cattle/ Egret - The egret follows the cattle to eat bugs stirred up by cattle walking.
Snowshoe Hare/ Lynx - The Lynx hunts the snowshoe hair for food
Moose/Wolves - Wolves hunt and eat moose.
Sort the different types of interactions organisms can have with each other into the following categories.
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What factors increase population size?
What factors decrease a population size?
Population Growth
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Open Ended
What could cause the population growth to slow down and level out?
How is the carrying capacity of a population determined?
Introduction to Ecology
& Changes in Population
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