Reference no: EM133570079
Questions:
1. List the levels of ecological organization from smallest to largest and give an example of each.
2. Describe the four different types of heterotrophs and how they interact with their environments.
3. Compare and contrast food chains and food webs. How are they similar and how are they different?
4. What are the ecological pyramids? What is their importance when looking at an ecosystem? Explain the significance of all three different types.
5. What is the difference between a habitat and a niche?
6. What are the three different types of community interactions? Give a detailed explanation for each.
7. Explain the importance of Gause's Law and how it relates to competition in a community.
8. Explain the different types of symbiotic relationships. What is their signi?cance in a biological community?
9. Describe the relationship between a parasite and its host. Why shouldn't a parasite kill its host and what will happen to the parasite if the host dies?
10. What are the ?ve main types of biogeochemical cycles in the biosphere?