READ: Intro to Ecology and Energy Systems
READ: Intro to Ecology and Energy Systems
9. Lesson Review Questions
These are not an assignment. They are just for you to review as you complete the reading for better understanding.
Lesson Review Questions
Recall
1. Define biotic and abiotic factors of the environment. Give an example of each.
2. How do ecologists define the term ecosystem?
3. State the competitive exclusion principle.
4. Identify three different types of consumers. Name an example of each type.
5. Describe the role of decomposers in food webs.
Apply Concepts
6. Draw a terrestrial food chain that includes four trophic levels. Identify the trophic level of each organism in the food chain.
Think Critically
7. Compare and contrast the ecosystem concepts of niche and habitat.
8. What can you infer about an ecosystem that depends on chemoautotrophs for food?
9. Explain how energy limits the number of trophic levels in a food chain or web.