Vocabulary
Food Chains & Webs
Ecosystem Levels
Populations
Classification
100
An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.
What is a habitat?
100
These organisms produce energy through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
What are autotrophs?
100
Two or more organisms of the same species.
What is a population?
100

what is a population? 

all members of one species living in a particular habitat 

100

What is binomial nomenclature

a way of identifying organisms by their genus and species name

200
Non-living factors in a community are called..
What is abiotic factors?
200
These organisms are herbivores, therefore they are called ______________ consumers.
What is primary?
200
Includes all of the area in which life is found on Earth.
What is the biosphere?
200

explain the difference between birth rate and death rate

birth rate= number of births per 1,000 individuals in a species

death rate= number of deaths per 1,000 individuals in a species

200

Kingdoms are the ________________ units of classification

largest

300
Something that only eats plants
What is a herbivore?
300
These organisms are typically at the top of the food chain. They are called ____________ consumers.
What is tertiary?
300

an organism is?

an living (or once living) individual of a certain species. 

300

compare and contrast immigration and emigration. 

immigration is when something moves into a population, emigration is when something moves out of a population. Both cause the size of populations to change

300

What classification group comes after order? 

family

400
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.
What is a decomposer?
400
This is a way to show how energy in a food web is allocated. Usually there is a large base and a pointed top.
What is an energy pyramid?
400
Two or populations of species.
What is a community?
400

How do you calculate population density? Calculate the population density of these rabbits: 

habitat= 10 thousand square feet of meadow

rabbits= 50 rabbits 

number of organisms/ unit area

50/ 10,000

0.005

400

Name the 7 levels of classification. 

kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

500
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. Usually written on one line.
What is a food chain?
500
What is the percentage of energy LOST as it moves from producer to primary consumer to secondary consumer?
What is 90%?
500
Includes all of the living and non-living things in an area.
What is an ecosystem?
500

what is a limiting factor? name three

an environmental factor that causes carry capacity for a population. Examples: weather conditions, space, food, water. 

500

Give an example of a kingdom, phylum, and class (think about our labs) 

kingdom: animal, plant, fungi....

phylum: chordata, molluska, annelida...

class: mammals, amphibians, birds...

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