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Cite all sources using the CSE method (or ISO 690 Numerical in Word). The first example has been done for you.
Complete the self-assessment rubric before submitting to Moodle. Avoid printing this if possible.
Species: A group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring. [ CITATION
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Population: A group of organisms of the same species living in the same area at the same time.
Community: A group of populations living and interacting within each other in an area.
Ecology: The study of relationships between living organisms and between organisms and their
environment.
Biodiversity: A natural area made up of a community of plants, animals and other living things in
a particular physical and chemical environment.
Tropic level: The tropic level is the feeding position in a food chain such as primary producer,
herbivore and primary carnivore.
2. Complete the tree below with definitions and examples of each type of feeding strategy.
Distinguish between the feeding strategies at each level of the diagram.
Autotrophy – Organisms which produce their own foods from organic molecules.
Photoautotrophy – photosynthesis
Chemoautotrophy – chemosythesis
Saprotrophy – lives in or non– living organic matter, secreting digestive enzymes into it and
3. Food chains represent the flow of energy and nutrients in a series of feeding relationships.
A food web is made up of all the different plants and animals that have an effect on one another by their
feeding habits.
5. The food web below shows some coral reef feeding relationships;
6. On a separate sheet, construct a freshwater food web based on the following information:
10. State the original source of energy for almost all communities.
11. Explain how energy flows through a community, including why energy transfers are never 100%
efficient.
13. Give an example of a unit of measurement used in a pyramid of energy, giving a description of
each component.
15. Outline three examples of cycles of inorganic nutrients. For each, outline the uses of the
nutrients in living organisms, its method of transfer into and through the food chain and how it
is returned to the inorganic nutrient pool.
a. Carbon
b. Nitrogen
c. Calcium