Levels of Organization
A single member of a species is an
Organism or Individual
A type of symbiosis where two species benefit from each other is called
Mutualism
A dry area with scarce life due to minimal rainfall
Desert
What does biodiversity mean?
Variety of life
Animals that eat only plants
herbivore
Thin portion of earth that supports life is called
biosphere
A type of symbiosis where one organism benefits but the other is harmed
Paratism
A dense, tropical forest with high annual rainfall
Rainforest
How many different branches of biodiversity are there?
3
Animals that eat both plants and animals
Omnivore
Living things in an environment are called ____
Nonliving things in an environment are called ____
biotic and abiotic
A type of symbiosis where one organisms benefits while the other is neither harmed nor helped
Commenalism
Biome related to water
aquatic/marine
A species that plays a critical role in an ecosystem. Without it, it would severely change/not exist
Keystone
This type of consumer causes decay and release nutrients back to the soil
Decomposer
All populations of organisms that live and interact together at the same place at the same time
community
the role that the species plays is considered its
niche
An area where the dominant vegetation is grasses
Grassland
Name 3 threats to biodiversity
Possible answers:
Natural Causes, Pollution, Hunting, Climate Change, Ag
These animals are the highest level on the food chain that do not have predators
Apex
What is the key theme to ecology?
Everything connects
The relationship where there is a close or permanent relationship associated with organisms of different species is called
symbiosis
The very cold region around the North Pole
Artic
This type of diversity involves diversity of the gene pool in a given species
Genetic Diversity
Possible pathways that energy and nutrients can flow through an ecosystem is called a
Foodchain