The smallest unit of life
what is a cell
The trophic level with the most biomass
what is autotrophs/producers
where an organism lives
what is habitat
succession that occurs on bare rock
what is primary
the study of human populations
demography
A group of cells with the same function
amount of energy transferred from one trophic level to the next
what is 10%
An organism's role
What is niche
succession that occurs after a wildfire
secondary
the maximum number of organisms an ecosystem can hold
what is carrying capacity
all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area
what is an ecosystem
trophic levels in order of a food chain
what is producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer
the transfer of H2O through an ecosystem
water cycle
the first species to colonize an area
what is pioneer species
S-shaped or logarithmic
all levels of organization within an organism
cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism
what is the sun
Organisms that take in carbon in the carbon cycle
Plants (through photosythesis)
event that would lead to primary succession
volcanic eruption
any factor that influences how big the population can get
what is a limiting factor
a group of organisms of the same species
what is wrong with this food web? how would you correct it
missing arrows
the purpose of the nitrogen cycle
What is take unusable nitrogen from the air and make it usable
an ecosystem that has the maximum number of organisms and is stable with little change
climax community
what is increasing