AP Biology
PPBHS Ecosystem Scavenger Hunt
I. State an example of the following from the ecosystem surrounding PPBHS:
1. Producer
2. Herbivore
3. Carnivore
4. Primary consumer
5. Secondary consumer
6. Tertiary consumer
7. Omnivore
8. Decomposer
9. Autotroph
10. Heterotroph
11. Predator and its prey
12. Parasite and its host
13. Two species as an example of commensalism
14. Two species as an example of mutualism
15. The dominant species in the ecosystem
16. A non-native (invasive) species
17. A biotic factor in the ecosystem
18. An abiotic factor in the ecosystem
II. On the back of this page (and additional pages if necessary) draw the following according to what is in the PPBHS ecosystem:
1. A food chain
2. A food web that includes 8+ members
3. An approximate productivity (energy pyramid) using specific organisms in the ecosystem
4. The water cycle
5. The carbon cycle
6. The nitrogen cycle (include nitrogen fixation, nitrification, assimilation by plants and animals, ammonification , and denitrification)