Populations
This is the measure of the number of organisms living in a defined area or space.
Population Density
This is a specialized area of resources that only one organism can occupy at a time.
Niche
Unknown
These are detritivores that break down organic matter into simpler compounds
Decomposers
This organism forms the base of the trophic pyramid, holding 100% of the available energy.
Producers
These are the four factors that affect the size of a population
Immigration, birth, emigration, death
This occurs when organisms fight for the same limited resource.
Competition
Renewable resources
a close relationship between 2 species that live in direct contact with each other
Symbiosis
Apex Predator
Unlimited resources, no limiting factors, when the sky is the limit for a population the graph will show this trend
J curve
This is a movie originally starring a former California Governor fighting off alien species. This is also a type of organism in an ecosystem that relies on other organisms for sustenance.
predator
This is an estimate measure of the amount of land that is required to sustain a community's living habits.
Carbon Footprint
accumulation of toxins in the food chain
Biomagnification
This organism will feed upon the producers, but will most likely be herbivorous and a prey item. They will have 10% available energy at their trophic level.
Primary consumers
An S shaped curve on a graph will show this feature that is unknown to a graph depicting exponential growth
carrying capacity
A symbiotic relationship can have three different labels. Properly label this type of relationship to reveal the correct response: A new organism is recorded feeding on the sebaceous glands of mammals. This organism has gone undetected for centuries due to the neutral nature of their feeding and breeding habits.
commensalism
This is a natural phenomenon that allows for life to be sustained on earth through the capturing of solar rays and even redistribution of heat energy globally.
Greenhouse effect
the nourishment levels in a food chain, usually shown in an energy pyramid.
Trophic levels
90% of this is lost between each trophic level, mainly as heat.
Energy
Parasites and diseases move quickly throughout populations that have high numbers and close quarters. Ecologists and immunologists both agree on the name for these limiting factors.
Density dependent limiting factors
One organism will ALWAYS be better adapted to that niche, and the other will be pushed into another niche, or become extinct. This is an example of:
Competitive exclusion
S02 and N0X react with water, oxygen, and other chemicals to form sulfuric and nitric acids. When these acids mix with atmospheric water vapor, it condenses and precipitates, forming:
Acid Rain
the movement of a particular chemical through the biological and geological parts of an ecosystem.
These two animals fight for the title of apex predator in marine ecosystems around the globe.
Orca and Great White Shark