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Millionaire Ecology

Question 1

This type of animal hunts and kills its prey for food:1) Carnivore2) Predator3) Scavenger

Question 2

Define niche

Question 3

What must happen with people’s diets in overpopulated countries to support the number of people?

Question 4

Energy is lost as it moves through a food web in all the following ways except:A) In the fecal matter of animalsB) In the food that is digestedC) In the food that is uneatenD) In heat

Question 5

Who is this?

Question 6

The amount of energy that is transferred from the sun to the producers and the amount of energy that is passed from the producers to the primary consumers:A) 10%, 10%B) 2%, 2%C) 10%, 90%D) 2%, 10%

Question 7

A species that is benefiting from the bounty that was put on predators is:A) Meadow VoleB) CoyoteC) Great Horned OwlD) Humans

Question 8

SONG

Question 9

This amount of biomass is LOST during the transfer of energy between trophic levels:A) 90%B) 10%C) 2%D) No energy is lost

Question 10

What trophic level of fish are not sustainable to catch?

Question 11

Why is eating a pound of top level predator fish different from eating a pound of herbivorous fish?

Question 12

SONG

Question 13

In order to protect sheep from coyotes, what do some ranchers do on their ranches?

Question 14

An example of a heterotroph is a:A) Oak TreeB) LightbulbC) AlgaeD) Human

Question 15

An autotroph is something that can?A) Decompose FoodB) Make FoodC) Read the minds of other organismsD) Prey on other organisms

Question 16

CHALLENGE

Question 17

The coyote population is increasing in the east because: A) Farmers raise sheep with cattle B) The food source of mice has increased C) Predators are removed and space is

opened up D) Wolves are present in the ecosystem

18

Make a food chain with at least 4 organisms

19

Why is the kelp population decreasing off the coast of California?

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Who is this?

21

Why did people set up bounties for predators?

22

What percent of energy is lost in the first transfer between sunlight and plants?

23

An organism that eats dead organism is called a _____________ AND give an example organism for this niche.

24

List one way to help the fishing industry become more sustainable.

25-What is the niche?

26

When can the pyramid of numbers look like this? (hint: think about the producers biomass)