If a scientist in New Zealand was studying how a group of herbivores interacted with a group of omnivores, and all of their abiotic surroundings, what level of ecology would she be studying?

Ruby-throated hummingbirds live in woodland areas, but also frequent gardens where flowering plants are plentiful. They hover to feed on flowers, nectar, and sap. During this floral feeding process, the birds pollinate many plants. These tiny birds are omnivores, sometimes feeding on insects and spiders.

What was one example of a biotic-biotic interaction and an abiotic-biotic interaction from the clip.

Can two species occupy the exact same niche at the exact same time?

Use the Competitive Exclusion Principle to justify your answer.

Use your understanding of carrying capacity to explain what is happening in the graph between lynx and rabbits.

What is the PRODUCT of the process used by producers that is passed on as energy throughout an ecosystem?

If there are 100 KJ of energy available at the secondary consumer level, how many KJ of energy are available at the producer level?

Why are autotrophs so crucial to an ecosystem?

Support your answer with QUANTITATIVE data and use these vocabulary words:

Rule of 10%

Producers

Primary consumers

Secondary consumers

Tertiary consumers