Module six review
- 1. Module 6 Review Questions: 1. What is the role of producers, consumers, and decomposers in the food web? (6.01) 2. What do the diets of herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores consist of? (6.01) 3. Define the relationship between primary consumers and secondary consumers. (6.01) 4. Define a predator-prey relationship and how it affects the food chain. (6.01) 5. How do food webs differ from food chains? (6.01) 6. How is energy passed in food chains and food webs? (6.01) 7. Define, and give examples of, the three types of symbiotic relationships, mutualism, commensalism and parasitism. (6.02) 8. Define the following terms: (6.03) * population * biotic * abiotic * habitat * diversity * limiting factors 9. How can limiting factors affect a specific species that live in an area? (6.03) 10. What does the Theory of Evolution tell us? (6.04) 11. What observations did Charles Darwin make about animals and their environments? (6.04) 12. How can evolution affect an animal species over time? (6.04) 13. How does natural selection affect species’ populations over time? (6.04) 14. What are some affects that natural selection can have on animals and their environment? (6.04) 15. How does natural selection affect population change over time? (6.05) 16. Define the following terms: (6.06) * species * population * community * extinction * biological diversity * species diversity * genetic diversity * extinction
- 2. 17. How can human behavior impact species diversity? (6.07) 18. What human activities could result in a decline in animal population? (6.07)