Autotrophs
An autotroph is
An organism that produces its own energy
This type of consumer only eats plants
herbivore
The basic unit of life is
the cell
The format of all hypotheses
If, then statement
Ecology
Autotrophs convert solar energy through this process
Photosynthesis
This type of consumer is consider "lazy" and only eats already dead organisms
Scavenger
Changes in an organism throughout its life are defined as this
Development
The independent variable
Give one way an organism responds to its environment and one way it can change its environment.
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Dead leaves are considered this type of factor
Biotic
This type of species can cause environmental or economic harm when introduced to a new environment
Invasive species
Differentiation
The variable that you measure or observe
An assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area is called
a community
In the absence of light, producers are able to perform this to produce energy
chemosynthesis
The competitive exclusion principle states this
No two species can occupy exactly the same niche in exactly the same habitat at exactly the same time
Humans shiver when they are cold to maintain this
Homeostasis or a stable internal environment
The first step in asking an ecological question is this
Making an observation
This is the largest level of organization in Ecology
The Biosphere
The process of photosynthesis uses carbon dioxide and water with the help of solar energy to produce what two products?
Predator-prey
A venus fly trap folds its leaf together when it senses a fly. This is an example of
Response to stimuli/environment
Ms. Silance wants to measure the effect of precipitation on river water flow. What is her independent variable?
Amount of precipitation
Give one abiotic factor in a tropical rainforest and one biotic factor in a dessert.
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