What Types of Organisms Inhabit Ecosystems?

Ch. 17.2

Name:______________________________________ Date:___________

Define the following vocabulary:

Food Web:

Autotrophs: (Give an example)

Heterotrophs: (Give an example)

Second-Level Heterotroph: (Give an example)

Primary Producers:

Food Chain:

Carnivores: (Give an example)

Herbivores: (Give an example)

Omnivores: (Give an example)

Detritivores: (Give an example)

K-selected Species: (Give an example)

r-selected Species: (Give an example)

Biomagnified: (Give an example)

 What Types of Organisms Inhabit Ecosystems?
Ch. 17.2 – Quiz

Name:___________________________________________ Date:________________

Answer the following questions using the text:

1. Summarize the difference between an autotroph & heterotroph, provide an example of each.

2. Explain what a food chain or food web shows, with some examples.

3. Describe the difference between what creatures generally eat and two reproductive strategies.

4. Explain biomagnifications:

5. How do organisms depend on one another for food?

 What Interactions Occur in Ecosystems?
Ch. 17.3

Name:______________________________________ Date:___________

1. What are the three types of interactions?

REPRODUCTION:

2. How can scientists examine reproduction of a population?

3. Describe the accelerating growth rate of an “Exponential Growth Curve”. Draw/label graph
example.

4. Define “Carrying Capacity” and draw/label the graph example.

5. Define “Boom or Bust” cycle and draw/label the graph example.

COMPETITION:

6. Describe the “Competition” between two different species in the same ecological niche (consuming
the same resources) and draw/label the graph example.
7. Describe how a new “Ecological Niche” impacts competition when two species don’t overlap or
compete and draw/label the graph example.

PREDATION:

8. What contributes to an ecosystem’s relatively stable?

9. What is meant by “Keystone Predators”? Give an example.

10. When do relationships with minimal lag times usually occur?

11. What is the typical “lag time” during an increase of predator population and an increase in prey?

DECOMPOSITION:

12. What are the final dissipations of usable energy in an ecosystem?

13. What are the main agents for decomposition?

14. When is the rate of decomposition the fastest?

SYMBIOSIS:

15. Describe the three types of “symbiosis” and give an example of each.

a) Mutualism:

b) Commensalism:

c) Parasitism:
 What Interactions Occur in Ecosystems?
Ch. 17.3 - Quiz

Name:___________________________________________ Date:________________

Answer the following questions using the text:

1. Sketch & explain the different patterns of population growth in an ecosystem.

2. Explain how populations of two species in an ecosystem can change over time, under the
effects of competition, consumption, and predation.

3. Explain the processes of decomposition and the three different types of symbiosis in ecosystems.