define ecology
the study of organisms and how they interact with the environment around them
What is a trophic level?
the level or position an organism has in a food chain, food web, or energy pyramid
The name for the levels of a food chain. (2 words)
What is "Trophic levels or energy levels"?
What kind of relationship is this?
What is "Mutualism"?
Definition of "Biotic".
What is "living organism"?
Define biome
A biome is a grouping of ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic conditions
Name a primary consumer from this food web
grasshopper, mouse, rabbit
Many food chains connect to form this more complex representation of energy transfer among organisms.
What is "A Food Web"?
What kind of relationship is this?
What is "Parasitism"?
Definition of "Abiotic".
What is "Nonliving"?
shows a sequence that links species by their feeding relationship
food chains
a plant or animal that eats the dead of all the others
Decomposers
This organism lies at the bottom of a food chain and can be known as an "Autotroph".
What is "A producer".
What kind of relationship is this: a lion hunting a deer?
What is "predation"?
Definition of "ecological relationship".
the interaction between and among organisms with in their environment
what do the arrows show in a food web?
who eats who/ energy movement
name a secondary consumer on this web.
frog, bird, owl, fox
Besides Producers these are the other types of organisms in a food chain. They are known as "Heterotrophs".
What are "Consumers"?
What kind of relationship is this?
What is "Parasitism"?
Definition of "energy pyramid".
an energy pyramid shows the distribution of energy among trophic levels
list 3 abiotic factors
air, weather, temp, light, ph, minerals, humidity, soil, salinity
what is energy?
the ability to do work
The percent amount of energy transferred to each organism in a food chain.
What is "10%"?
What kind of relationship is this?
What is "Commensalism"?
define the three types of consumers
herbivore- eats only plants
carnivore- eats only meat
omnivore- eats both plants and animals