Homework Ecology 2

Mrs. Willis, Biology B

 

Directions: Answer the questions below using complete sentences.

 

1) What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

 

 

 

 

2) What does a tertiary consumer eat? Give an example of a tertiary consumer found in the desert biome.

 

 

 

 

3) What is the difference between an herbivore and a carnivore?

 

 

 

 

4) Why are there fewer top predators than plants on this Earth?

 

 

 

 

5) What is the ultimate source of energy for all life on Earth?

 

 

 

6) Why are plants and phytoplankton so vital to animals?

 

 

 

7) If a primary producer has 80,000 kilojoules of energy available, how much of that energy will a secondary consumer receive? SHOW YOUR WORK!

 

 

 

 

 

8) Where are tropical rain forests located? Name one country where you can find a tropical rain forest.

 

 

 

9) What is a biome? Give an example.

 

 

 

10) Below is a list of characteristics of specific biomes. State in which biome you will find this characteristic (you may use the same biome twice):

 

a) a cactus growing                          _______________________

b) no trees                                          _______________________

c) coldest biome                               _______________________

d) where we live                                _______________________

e) many farms and grazers              _______________________

f) humid conditions                            _______________________

g) is found below tundra                   _______________________

 

 

11) What biome did you present on? What is the most interesting thing you learned about your biome?

 

 

 

 

12) Compare and contrast flora and fauna. Give an example of each.

 

 

 

 

 

13) What were some of the fauna found in your biome?

 

Flora:

 

 

 

Fauna:

 

 

 

 

14) Do you consider yourself an herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore? Why?