Terms
The science that studies the interactions between organisms and their environment.
What is Ecology?
A single species in an environment
organism
As you go through an energy pyramid, the amount of energy ___________.
decreases
When both species benefit in a symbiotic relationship?
Mutualism
Name a planet in our solar system with no moons.
Mercury and Venus
This consists of all the organisms in a particular region, along with nonliving components.
What is an ecosystem?
In ecology, refers to a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area
What is population
Arrows of a food chain go in the ___________.
flow of energy
largest number of individuals that an environment can support
carry capacity
The process of making new products from materials that were used in another product.
What is recycling
Eats both consumers and producers
omnivores
encompasses all regions of Earth where life exists
biosphere
A tiger affects the dispersal of gazelle by consuming newborn young.
Biotic (Predation)
The loss of living space due to human activity or catastrophic events.
What is habitat loss
all the different populations of living organisms that live in the same geographical area and interact with each other
a large geographic region characterized by specific climatic conditions, dominant vegetation types, and the animal life found there
biome
How much energy makes it up to the next level of an energy pyramid?
10%
An ox-bird eats the parasites of the skin of a cow is an example of?
Mutualism
Release of harmful materials into the environment.
What is pollution
an animal that feeds on secondary consumers, typically that eat other carnivores
tertiary consumer
List the six levels of ecology from smallest to largest.
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, and biosphere
Only 10 percent of the energy stored in an organism can be passed on to the next trophic level. What happens to the other 90% of the energy?
Used for metabolic processes.
Abiotic or Biotic Condition: Worms are unable to living in a certain environment because of the soil type.
Abiotic
Plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native.
What is an invasive species