Definitions
the definition of Ecology
What is "the scientific study of interactions among organisms, and between organisms and their environment."
What is a higher level of organization, a biosphere or a biome?
What is a Biosphere
The main energy source of life on earth.
What is sunlight?
The difference between matter and energy flow within or between ecosystems.
What is that energy is one-way flow and matter is recycled.
the proportion of available energy transferred from one trophic level to another.
What is 10%?
the definition of biosphere
what is "contains the combined portions of the planet in which all life exists, including land, water, and atmosphere."
Groups of individuals who live in the same area and belong to the same species
What is a population
What is a trophic level?
Name the three nutrient cycles described in the textbook
What are the Carbon Cycle, the Nitrogen Cycle, and the Phosporous Cycle?
The name of Mrs. Hake's cat
What is George?
the definition of species
What is "a group of organisms so similar that they can breed and produce fertile offspring."
How you interact with the air
What is breathe?
What is the series of steps for energy to flow through an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
What is a food chain?
The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia
What is nitrogen fixation?
The number of kilometers above the earth's surface that is included in the biosphere
What is 8 km?
the definition of biome
What is "a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities."
Name the three methods used to study ecology
What are Observing, Experimenting, and Modeling
Name four types of heterotrophs
What are herbivores, carnivores, omnivores, and detritivores and decomposers?
the total among of living tissue with in a given trophic level
What is the biomass?
The number of kilometers below the surface of the ocean included in the biosphere
What is 11 km?
the definition of autotroph
What is an organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use that energy to produce food for themselves.
Name the levels of organization from smallest to largest
What is Individual, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, and Biosphere
The energy production process for animals that do not have access to sunlight
What is chemosynthesis?
The limiting nutrient in saltwater
What is nitrogen?
The limiting nutrient in fresh water
What is phosphorous?