Ecology

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

study of organisms and heir interacions with their environment

Question 2

Biotic

Answer 2

living things

Question 3

Abiotic

Answer 3

non living things

Question 4

Organism

Answer 4

individual within a species

Question 5

Population

Answer 5

all members of he same species in an area

Question 6

Community

Answer 6

several populaions living and interacting in an area

Question 7

Ecosystem

Answer 7

community plus abiotic factors

Question 8

Biome

Answer 8

many similar ecosystems within a large area

Question 9

Biosphere

Answer 9

all biomes of the entire world

Question 10

Energy Pyramid

Answer 10

model that uses a pyramid shape to show energy decreasing as you go up

Question 11

Producer

Answer 11

bottom of the Energy Pyramid, holds most energy

Question 12

Primary Consumer

Answer 12

eats Producers, has 2nd most energy

Question 13

Secondary Consumer

Answer 13

eats Primary Consumers, has 3rd mos energy

Question 14

Tertiary Consumer

Answer 14

eats all Consumers, has least amount of energy

Question 15

Trophic Level

Answer 15

level of energy within he energy pyramid

Question 16

Biomass

Answer 16

all mass of the living things in the world/area

Question 17

10% Rule

Answer 17

10% of energy decreases as you go up the pyramid:

Producers: 1,000
Primary: 100
Secondary: 10
Tertiary: 1

Question 18

Photosynthesis

Answer 18

process by which plants convert the sun’s energy to sugars

Question 19

Cell Respiration

Answer 19

process which organisms break down sugars with the help of oxygen

Question 20

Population Distribution

Answer 20

How a population of organisms is organized (clumped, random, uniform)

Question 21

Population Density

Answer 21

Amount of organisms in a population

Question 22

Density Dependent Factors

Answer 22

Effected by high population; disease, starvation, eaten

Question 23

Density Independent Factors

Answer 23

Doesn’t matter how many organisms; earthquake, tsunami, meteor