Ecology notes 4.3
Niches and community interactions
Ecology notes 3.4
Ecology notes 3.3
Ecology notes 3.1
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A series of more or less predictable changes that occur in a community over time
What is ecological succession
100
The ability to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances
What is tolerance
100
A chemical substance that an organism needs to sustain life are called
What are nutrients
100
Is a series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
What is a food chain
100
Is the scientific study of interactions among living organisms and between organisms and their physical environments
What is ecology
200
Succession that begins is an area with no remnants of an older community
What is primary succession
200
Tolerances dictate "" the general place where the organism lives
What is a habitat
200
Water that has fallen on the land
What is runoff
200
Network of feeding interaction
What is a food web
200
A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
What is species
300
The first species to colonize a barren area
What is pioneer species
300
The range of physical and biological conditions in which a species lives and the way the species obtains what it needs to survive and reproduce.
What is niche
300
Water absorbed into the soil
What is groundwater
300
Each step in the food chain or web is called
What is a trophic level
300
A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and tropical organisms
What is biome
400
Succession that occurs when a disturbance does not completely destroy the community
What is secondary succession
400
An animal feeds on producers called
What is herbivory
400
EVERY organism needs nutrients to build tissues and carry out life functions. True or false?
What is true
400
Shows the relative amount of energy or matter in each tropic level
What is ecological pyramids
400
All the organisms that live together with their physical environment
What is ecosystem
500
Succession doesn't always follow the same path. True or false?
What is true
500
Any relationship where two species live together
What is symbiosis
500
Nutrients whose supply limits productivity is called
What is a limited nutrient
500
The three types of ecological pyramids
What is energy, biomass, and numbers
500
Physical components of an ecosystem
What is abiotic factor
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