Ecology Review Sheet

1. List the levels of organization of life on the planet.

2. What is the difference between organism and populations?

3. What is a community? How is it related to organisms?

4. What is an ecosystem? A biosphere?

5. What is a niche? A habitat?

6. Explain competition. Why does it occur? Give an example

7. What is the difference between mutualism and commensalisms? Give examples of both

8. What is parasitism? Give an example. Label the host and parasite

9. What is predation? Give an example. Label the predator and the prey

10. Why do organisms eat?

11. What is the difference between a heterotroph and an autotroph? Give examples

12. List and explain the 5 types of heterotrophs

13. What is a trophic level?

14. What is the difference between a food chain and food web?

15. Draw an example of a food chain and food web

16. Draw the energy pyramid and give the energy loss at each level

17. What is a resource? List and explain the 2 types

18. What is the tragedy of commons? Sustainable use?

19. List and explain the 3 human activities that effected the environment

20. What are the 4 negative effects human activities have had on the planet?

21. List and explain the 2 long term environmental effects of humans