Food Chain
What is the food chain?
A food chain shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.
This is the deliberate, accidental, or natural removal of trees from a forest
Deforestation
______________is a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.
Population
_________________is a community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment.
An Ecosystem
What is Ecology?
The study of how living organisms interact with each other and their environment.
A herbivore is what kind of consumer?
Primary consumer
This is a long-term change in the average weather patterns that have come to define Earth's local, regional and global climates.
Climate Change
Populations grow through __________, where individuals produce offspring.
reproduction
Biotic means
Living
This ecological succession starts from bare rock
Primary succession
A carnivore is considered what type of consumer?
Secondary consumers
This is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause harm.
Pollution
________ is where the population increases rapidly under ideal conditions.
exponential growth
Abiotic means
Non-living
This ecological succession happens after an environmental disturbance
Secondary succession
Top predators are considered what type of consumers?
Tertiary consumers
This aims to protect ecosystems and their biodiversity
Conservation
_____________is the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support.
Carrying capacity
A_____________ is made up of different species living together in a specific area.
Community
__________refers to the variety of life in an ecosystem.
Biodiversity
Define herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore
Herbivore- eats plants only
Omnivore- Eats both plants and animals
Carnivore- eats meat only
Increased _____________ is causing the ___________ to melt.
Temperatures, icecaps
Exponential growth has a ______ shaped curve, while Logistic growth has a _________shaped curve.
J-shaped, S-shaped
This effects ecosystems by determining temperature, precipitation, and seasonal changes.
Climate
_____________often begins with pioneer species like lichens and mosses
Primary succession