Question

1. A mangrove community in a coastal area contains mangrove trees, mangrove water snakes, sheepshead, and Roseate spoonbills. Differentiate between this biological community, its populations, and its ecosystem. (3 points) Think about the relationships between populations, communities, and ecosystems.

2. A red-tailed hawk catches and eats a deer mouse on the prairie. The deer mouse has been eating seeds from a purple coneflower. Draw a food chain with arrows to show these interactions. Label the producer, herbivore, and carnivore in the food chain. (3 points)
Think about how energy moves in a food chain.

3. A boreal forest in the northern United States surrounds a large lake.
a. What are some characteristics of the boreal forest, and what animals might live there? (2 points)


b. What are some characteristics of the lake, and what animals might live there? (2 points)

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Answer 1

(1) The difference between the trees and the animals is that they need each other to survive the biological community needs samples of the ecosystems and populations they also need more stuff to combat other staff.

(2) Seeds from purple coneflower > deer mouse > red-tailed hawk

(producers) (herbivores) (carnivores)

(3a) The animals that live in the boreal forest are mostly all mammals and other animals are like fish and wolves.

(3b) Most lakes in the boreal forest have climatic conditions characterized by low summer temperatures and high levels of humidity snowfall and summer fog and mist.