Ecology Scavenger Hunt

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)

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