Parts of an Ecosystem
The name of organisms like plants that form the base of food chains.
What are producers?
The name of organisms that get their food by consuming waste and dead organisms.
What are decomposers?
Any organism that exists by hunting other organisms.
What are predators?
Salt marsh, mangroves, lakes, coral reef etc. are examples of?
What are wetlands?
The term that refers to the living part of an ecosystem.
What is biotic?
The process by which plants capture the sun's energy and turn it into glucose (food).
What is photosynthesis?
The availability is often the primary driver of plant biomass production and can be a limiting factor in some cases.
What is the water?
The maximum population size of a species that a given ecosystem can sustain.
What is carrying capacity?
A Burmese python, non-native species, that has a negative impact on the natural environment?
What is an invasive species?
The term for a land based ecosystem.
What is terrestrial?
They obtain energy by consuming other organisms—plants, animals, or detritus—to gain chemical energy,
What are Consumers (heterotrophs)?
They act as nature’s recyclers, breaking down dead organic matter and waste into essential nutrients.
What are decomposers?
Tapeworms cause a degenerative condition in humans. This is an example of which relationship?
What is parasitism?
What is the 3rd largest reef system in the world?
What is the Florida Keys?
(1. Barrier Reef, 2. Belize, 3. Florida Keys)
The 3 categories of how all living things get energy in an ecosystem can be placed in.
What are producers, consumers, and decomposers?
A linear network of organisms that shows how energy and nutrients are transferred from one organism to another through consumption.
What are food chains?
They consume dead animals (carrion), decaying organic matter, and waste, acting as nature’s cleanup crew.
What is a scavenger?
___________________ is a key limiting factor in aquatic ecosystems.
What is oxygen or pollution?
Sea Anemone and Clown fish have what type of relationship?
What is mutualism?
According to the typical energy transfer rule in ecosystems, about what percent of energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?
What is 10%
These organisms convert sunlight or chemicals into energy-rich compounds, such as through photosynthesis.
What are producers?
If the population of a certain predator increases, there is often _______ its prey
What is decrease or less of?
The following ecosystems is most prevalent in Florida and is known for its high biodiversity and unique water flow?
What is Florida Everglades