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Serengeti Ecology Notes #1

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10 questions
Note from the author:
Watch the video below. As you watch, write down important definitions in your notebook. I've included a template so you know what to include (there are a couple of items in the video that we do not need at this time).
As you watch the video, answer the questions alongside the video.
After watching the video, answer the questions below the video.
Watch the video below. As you watch, write down important definitions in your notebook. I've included a template so you know what to include (there are a couple of items in the video that we do not need at this time).
As you watch the video, answer the questions alongside the video.
After watching the video, answer the questions below the video.
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Biotic Factors
Abiotic Factors
Amount of rainfall
Presence of predators
Mosquitoes that spread disease
Amount of sunlight
Which of the following is the best definition of conservation?
Study of the relationships among organisms and their environments.
Study of elephants
Studying ecosystem dynamics
The act of protecting and restoring the environment.
"All of the elephants in Serengeti National Park" is an example of a(n)
landscape
ecosystem
community
population
"All of the plant and animals in Serengeti National Park" is an example of a(n)
landscape
ecosystem
community
population
Eagle (eats carnivorous fish)
Wildebeest
Mushrooms
Lion (eats herbivores)
Saguaro cactus
Herbivore
Grass
Elephant
Producer
Primary consumer
Secondary consumer
Tertiary consumer
Decomposers
Who produces all of the energy for the entire ecosystem?
tertiary consumers
secondary consumers
primary consumers
producers
decomposers
About how much energy gets passed up from one trophic level to the next?
100%
99%
90%
50%
10%
1%
0%
Which of the following is a good definition of "biomass"?
The (dry) mass of all the living things at a given moment.
The mass of the entire biome
A biological glob
The amount of food an organism eats in a day
In a given ecosystem, how does the biomass of the secondary consumers compare to the biomass of the producers?
The biomass of the secondary consumers is about 100 times the biomass of the producers.
The biomass of the secondary consumers is about 10 times the biomass of the producers.
The biomass of the secondary consumers is about the same as the biomass of the producers.
The biomass of the secondary consumers is about 1/10th the biomass of the producers.
The biomass of the secondary consumers is about 1/100th the biomass of the producers.
What was killing the elephants?
Lions
Poachers
Hyenas
Rinderpest
Acacia trees
Cyanobacteria
Fungi