Vocab 4

Question 1

The non living components of an ecosystem

Answer 1

Abiotic

Question 2

The living components of an ecosystem

Answer 2

Biotic

Question 3

____ is all the different kinds of life you’ll find in one area

Answer 3

Biodiversity

Question 4

____ model how key molecules move/transfer in ecosystems

Answer 4

Nutrient Cycles

Question 5

Light from the sun to chemical energy in plants to chemical energy in herbivore is an example of

Answer 5

Energy flown

Question 6

Fires landslides flooding windstorms pest outbreaks are all examples of ecological

Answer 6

Disturbance

Question 7

A long term altering of the average weather patterns that have been in place for centuries

Answer 7

Climate change

Question 8

___ is a phenomenon caused by certain gasses trapping energy in the atmosphere

Answer 8

Greenhouse effect

Question 9

An ___ is a Model that shows the different tropic level in an ecosystem

Answer 9

Energy pyramid

Question 10

A model that depicts what organisms eat and what organisms are eaten by

Answer 10

Food web

Question 11

A ____ is the collection of different species that live in a particular area

Answer 11

Community

Question 12

A —— is the number of individuals belonging to a particular species in a particular area

Answer 12

Population

Question 13

A population without limitations will experience

Answer 13

Exponential growth

Question 14

A population with limits on its growth will experience

Answer 14

Logistic growth

Question 15

A ___ is a set where certain factors limit the number of individuals who can survive in an area

Answer 15

Carrying capacity

Question 16

Disease lack of food lack of shelter, pradators and natural disasters are examples of

Answer 16

Limiting factors

Question 17

A part of the ecosystem that traps carbon for a long time

Answer 17

Carbon reservoir

Question 18

Destruction of the forests, the draining of lakes, and the melting of sea ice are examples idk

Answer 18

Habitat destruction

Question 19

A benefit to humans that is part of the natural ecosystem function

Answer 19

Ecosystem service

Question 20

A species that is not native to a region but is introduced and established long term

Answer 20

Invasive species

Question 21

A ___ is used to mange how ecosystems and resources will be used by humans

Answer 21

Resource management planb

Question 22

The resistance an ecosystem shows to disturbances

Answer 22

Ecosystem stability

Question 23

The impact of geological features on the ecosystem communities in an tea

Answer 23

Biogeography

Question 24

Tropical rainforest temperate forest desert tundra boreal forest grassland and the Savannah’s are 7 major

Answer 24

Biomes

Question 25

___ show the interaction of heat and precipitation for a particular area

Answer 25

Climate diagram