Vocabulary
The most numerous organisms in any ecosystem, includes bacteria and fungi
What are decomposers
Every food chain/web must begin with a ___________________
What are Autotrophs/Producers/plants?
These organisms produce energy through the use of photosynthesis.
What are autotrophs/producers
Why is Phosphorus important to living things
This kingdom includes mushrooms
What is Fungi
The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving surroundings. This includes abiotic and biotic factors.
What is an ecosystem?
These organisms are herbivores, therefore they are called ______________ consumers.
What is primary?
What is the percentage of energy LOST as it moves from producer to primary consumer to secondary consumer?
What is 90%
What 2 processes cycle water from the land to the atmosphere
Evaporation and Transpiration
Plants absorb _________ to use in the process of photosynthesis
What is CO2
All of the populations of different species that occupy and area adapted to a given area are referred to as
A community
These organisms are typically at the top of the food chain. They are called ____________ consumers.
What is tertiary?
All autotrophs get their energy in what 2 ways
Sunlight, Chemical Compounds
What organism converts Nitrogen gas in the Nitrogen cycle
Soil Bacteria
Who came up with the Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection
Charles Darwin
In the water cycle, this process is the evaporation of water from the leaves of plants
What is transpiration
An eagle that ate a rabbit that ate grass is a _______________consumers
What is a secondary consumer
This is a model that shows how energy in a food web is allocated.
What is a Energy Pyramid
Process of the carbon cycle that moves carbon from animals to the atmosphere
What is respiration
What type of bonds hold amino acids together?
Peptide Bonds
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. Usually written on one line.
What is a food chain?
Organisms that FEED on dead decaying matter
What are Detritivores
Which model shows the number of organisms at each trophic level in an ecosystem
Pyramid of numbers
Nitrogen is released back into the atmosphere by what process
Denitrification
A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with each other and produce offspring that can also mate and reproduce.
What is a species?