Organisms
These organisms use outside, available energy to convert and store usable energy
A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
What is a Species?
A terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating organism
What is a Carnivore?
Only 10% of available energy moves on, and multiply the previous trophic level by (0.10) to determine what?
What is the amount of energy that moves from one trophic level to the next?
The dimensonality of the Food Chain
What is 1 dimensional?
This organism relies on other organisms for energy and nutrients
What is an Heterotroph?
A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area
What is a Population?
These organisms eat plant-based foods and autotrophs
What is a Herbivore?
The heat or unusable energy between each trophic level
What is 90%?
The dimensionality of a Food Web
What is 2 dimensional?
An organism that helps define the entire ecosystem.
What is a Keystone Species?
All the organisms that live in a place, together with their physical environment
What is a Ecosystem?
These organisms eat both plants and animals
What is a Omnivore?
The step in a food web or chain
What is a Trophic Level?
A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms
What is a Biome?
Any animal that feeds on refuse or other decaying organic matter
What is a Scavenger?
An entire planet with all its organisms and physical environments
What is a Biosphere?
Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms and These organisms consume decomposing organic matter and add essential nutrients to the ecosystem
What is a Decomposer and Detritivore?