POGIL: Ecological Pyramids & Basic Ecology (8th)

POGIL: Ecological Pyramids & Basic Ecology (8th)

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Ed Miller

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8th - 10th Grade

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1.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which is an abiotic factor that would affect the ability of a species of tree to survive in a particular habitat?

availability of minerals in the soil

type and number of tree bugs present

vegetation of the area

type and number of herbivores present

Answer explanation

Biotic factors are factors that are (or were) living in the environment. Abiotic factors were never living.

2.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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The diagram below shows living and nonliving factors and the interaction between them. The diagram best represents

a species

a population

a community

an ecosystem

Answer explanation

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The diagram shows all the living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) factors interacting in the environment.

3.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

Which statement best describes an energy pyramid?

There is more energy at the consumer level than at the producer level.

There is more energy at the producer level that at the consumer level.

There is more energy at the secondary-consumer level than at the primary-consumer level.

There is more energy at the decomposer level than at the consumer level.

Answer explanation

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In an energy pyramid, the amount of energy (and organisms) at each level decreases as you go from the bottom of the pyramid to the top.

4.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

In an ecosystem, the more living requirements that two different species have in common, the more intense will be their

ecological succession

competition

energy requirements

evolution

Answer explanation

In a given environment, there is a limit on the number of resources available to the organisms. The more a resource is needed, the more intense the 'fight' for that resource will be.

5.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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Which level of consumers contains the largest percentage of total stored energy?

Level A

Level B

Level C

Level D

Answer explanation

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In an energy pyramid, the amount of energy (and organisms) at each level decreases as you go from the bottom of the pyramid to the top.

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