Vocabulary
An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce- (the place where an organism lives.)
What is a habitat?
What is the name of the first level in a food pyramid (Energy Levels) that start out with plants
What are producers?
When an animal eats another animal/plant ( 2nd level on Energy pyramid.
What is a consumer
Having to give up something for the benefit of getting something else in return, that you desire more is?
Example: Giving up land for a new sports arena!
What are trade-offs
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same habitat.
What is a population.
Non-living factors in a community are called..
What are abiotic factors?
A single flow of energy from the producer (plants) to the top level of a energy pyramid is known as a
What is a food chain.
The top predator in an Energy Pyramid is known as
What is a tertiary consumer or apex predator.
A person that studies the interactions of living things and their environment
What is an eoologist?
Any factor that can be consumed or used by an organism.
What is a resource
When an animal or plant species comes into a habitat accidentally or deliberately, and causes problems to the ecosystem is known as
What is an introduced species, non-native, exotic, or invasive species
A grouping of different food chains connecting all different forms of life (energy levels).
What is a food web?
These organisms are the second level on a food pyramid and only eat producers (plants), therefore they are called ______________ consumers.
What is a primary?
What usually happens when an invasive species comes into an environment (Nile Perch into Lake Victoria)
An Increase or Decrease in the native species
What is a decrease that leads to possible extinction of native species.
An organism that breaks down wastes and eat dead organisms.
What is a decomposer?
This is a way to show how energy in a food web or food chain is shown or transferred. Usually there is a large base and a pointed top. (triangle)
What is an energy pyramid?
Two or more populations of different species.
What is a community?
Solutions to problems caused by invasive species ( Nile Perch or Zebra Mussels) are constantly studied by these types of scientist's
What is an ecologist
Anything that is living is
biotic
When an organism chases, hunts,and kills its prey
What is a predator