Organization
What is the first level of ecology organization?
Organism
What is an example of a biotic factor? Define and give example
livng thing, ex. orangutan
What does monocrop mean?
Large or small one crop, $$ income
What type of animal eats only plants?
Herbivores
One organism benefits and the other is killed.
What is predation?
What level of organization includes all organisms of the same species?
Population
What is an abiotic factor? Define and give an example
Non-living thing, ex. water
What does diversified farming mean?
Multiple crops in one area
What type of animals eat only animals?
Carnivores
What is one reason two organisms would compete?
Food, water, shelter, mate
What level of organization is the first to include abiotic factors?
Ecosystem
Which type of organisms get their energy from the sun to start the food web/chain?
Producers/Autotrophs
What does sustainable farming mean?
Already deforested land, no chemicals
What type of organism eats plants and animals?
Omnivore
Both organisms benefit.
What is mutualism?
What level of organization includes all of the species within an area?
Community
Define habitat
the place where an organism lives - provides food, shelter, water
What does customary farming mean?
Farming within the forest
What type of organism breaks down dead organisms?
Decomposer
One organism benefits and the other is harmed.
What is parasitism?
Which level of organization includes the climate, wind, rainfall, temperature, etc.?
Biome
Define niche.
The role, or way of life of a species within its environment.
Why is biodiversity important to an area? Give at least ONE specific reason
Biodiversity provides: a variety of products and resources, a livable planet for us and for all other species.
Biodiversity helps: maintain the atmosphere (variety of species producing oxygen and variety taking in CO2), keep the soil fertile (variety of decomposers) purify water (variety of plants, microorganisms, algae, etc, that catch pollutants in moving water).
What do the arrows of a food web and chain represent?
The energy transfer
Why are orangutans a keystone species to the Indonesian Rainforest?
Orangutans eat fruits and spit out the seeds. This allows new trees to grow. They are also part of the food web helping to maintain termite populations.