Levels of Succession
What is one individual living thing?
Organism
scorpions and camels trek abut the expanse of me.
desert
What is a biotic factor?
Biotic factors can be described as any living component that affects another organism or shapes the ecosystem.
Fleas and mosquitoes feed on blood from other organisms. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
parasitism
Plants are known as _____ in a food chain.
Producers
Community
I am being depleted and I help brake waves.
coral reef
What is an abiotic factor?
A nonliving part of an ecosystem that shapes the environment.
What are the three interactions in an ecosystem?
Competition
Predator/Prey
Symbiosis
What is the technical name for something that produces its own food from inorganic compounds?
Autotroph
What includes all of the interactions of both biotic and abiotic components?
Ecosystem
I am a major producer of oxygen and I am located in South America.
Rainforest
Biotic factors can be a and .
producer and consumer.
Define parasitism?
Parasitism is a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and one is harmed.
What eats both plants and animals?
Omnivores
What is all of the types of an ecosystem over vast areas across Earth?
Biome
polar bears and seal traverse through me.
arctic ecosystem
The abiotic factor that is necessary for photosynthesis?
sunlight
Hermit crabs use the shells of dead snails for homes. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
Commensalism
What percentage of energy is passed from one trophic level to the next?
10%
What is a group of interacting organisms of the same species?
Population
An ecosystem is said to be...
dynamic
this biotic factor can respire anaerobically?
bacteria
Define Mutualism?
Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.
A dynamic complex of plants, shelter, climate, animals, and microorganisms in their environment.
Ecosystem