ecological organization & biomes
which level of organization has both biotic and abiotic factors.
ecological
what are the 2 types of consumers?
carnivore, omnivore
what is called when one organism benefits and one is not affected
commensalism
what's it called when a plant makes its own food?
photosynthesis
what is it called when the population or number of species change over time?
succession
what are the 2 types of biomes?
Terrestrial and aquatic
What does a carnivore eat?
meat
What is a bee on a flower an example of?
mutualism
what is it called when a bacteria converts nitrates into gas?
denitrification
a glacier melting and exposing rock for the first time is an example of what type of succession.
primary
what biome has long cold winters, permafrost and ground hugging plants?
Tundra
what do herbivores eat?
plants
What is it called when you get bit by a mosquito?
parasitism
what is it called when bacteria change n2 gas into nitrates and ammonia that can be used in plants?
nitrogen fixation
what type of succession is it called when a farmer plows his land and decides not to grow anything?
secondary
what biome is hot and wet all year around with poor soild and lots of plants.
tropical rainforest
How much energy does the tertiary consumer get?
.1%
what is a fox killing a rabbit an example of?
preditalism
what is it called when water carries through plants?
transpiration
what type of succession is it when a volcano erupts and the lava burns down a forest?
secondary
what biome has warm hot summers, cold winters and very fertile soild?
grasslands
What's the difference between a food chain and a food web?
a food web is many food chains combined
what is it called when lions fight for a mate?
competition
what is it called when gas changes into liquid (water vapor to water)
condensation
what type of succession is it when volcanic lava cools in the ocean and turns into rock?
primary