Name: ______Period: _____ Who’s Who in an Ecosystem The Lion King

For the following questions, use the characters from the movie Lion King to correctly form relationships, fill in charts, or answer questions.

1. Name a producer from the movie:

2. Name an herbivore:

3. Name a carnivore:

4. Identify two decomposers:

5. Put the following characters into a trophic pyramid. Label the pyramid with the appropriate levels. (Timon, Simba, Zazu, Scar, Rafiki, Pumba, Hyenas, Gazelles, elephants, rhinos, Nala, zebras, grass, trees, grubs, Mufasa).

6. Give two examples of predator/prey relationships from the movie.

7. The grass has 1000 units of energy. Simba ate the grass and Scar at Pumba. How much energy did scar get? Name: ______Period: ______

The Price of Butter Depends on the Number of Old Maids

“The price of butter depends on the number of old maids in the area, because old maids keep cats, cats eat mice, mice eradicate bees, bees pollinate clover, cows eat clover, the more clover there is, the less it costs the farmer to produce milk, butter is made from milk, therefore…” - adapted from Charles Darwin ORIGIN of SPECIES: Chapter 3 – Struggles for Existence

Using the statement above, answer the following questions: 1. This sentence is a good illustration of what science?

2. Which of the above organisms is a good example of an omnivore?

3. Which is a producer?

4. Which is a primary consumer?

5. Which organism is the gamete transporter?

6. Which substance is the lipid?

7. Which organism is the autotroph?

8. Which organism is the carnivore?

9. Which is an insectivore?

10. List the above organisms which produce carbon dioxide?

11. Which of the above organisms use food?

12. Which of the above organisms is at the top of the food chain?

13. Which organism is a good example of a secondary consumer?

14. Which of the above is a good example of an herbivore?

15. Construct a trophic pyramid using the organisms above.