Vocab
Name an abiotic factor
rock, water, sun, temperature, atmosphere
Name the processes that allows plants to produce sugars
Photosynthesis
What is an abiotic factor and give one example
Nonliving parts of an ecosystem
The demand for resources like water, food and shelter that are in short supply
competition
A direct path of energy through an ecosystem
food chain
What is defined as all living organisms and nonliving factors interacting in an environment?
Ecosystem
Give an example of an herbivore
deer, rabbit, bees...
What is a biotic factor and give an example
Living or once living things
If the demand for food, water and shelter is too high for a species, what two things could happen to the animals of that species?
starvation/death, or they could move to a new area
Can matter be created or destroyed?
Nope, it only changes form
An organism that uses the sun to make food
producer
Give an example of an omnivore
bears, robins, pigs, humans
The place within an ecosystem that provides food, water, shelter, and other biotic factors an organism needs to survive
Habitat
The act of one organism feeding on another organism
predation
Decomposers feast on these to return nutrients to the soil
dead animals and plants
This occurs when a population becomes so large that it causes damage.
Overpopulation
Give an example of a carnivore
cats, snakes, hawks, frogs, spiders...
This group includes all organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time
population
A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed
parasitism
A food web shows
relationships and overlaps of different food chains
A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
Mutualism
Give an example of a decomposer
worms, fungi, snails and slugs...
The size of a population compared to the amount of space available
population density
Symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is not harmed, but also does not benefit
commensalism
Who determine that matter cannot be created or destroyed?
Antoine Lavosier