Vocabulary
What is a habitat?
An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.
What are producers?
These organisms produce energy through photosynthesis
What is a population?
Two or more organisms of the same species in the same area.
What is commensalism?
A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
Plants take in CO2 to turn it into what form of carbon?
Glucose
What is abiotic factors?
Non-living factors in a community are called..
What is a primary consumer?
These organisms are herbivores, therefore they are called ______________ consumers.
What is a Biome?
A large geographic area with similar ecosystems and climates
What is parasitism?
A relationship between two species in which one species benefits and the other is harmed.
What is mainly responsible for breaking down nitrogen to pass the nutrients through the soil?
Bacteria
What is a heterotroph?
Something that needs to eat other organisms for energy.
What is a tertiary consumer?
These organisms are typically at the top of the food chain. They are called ____________ consumers.
What is a organism?
One individual
What is mutualism?
A relationship between two species in which both species benefit.
How is carbon released into the atmosphere?
Cellular respiration and burning fossil fuels
What is a decomposer?
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms.
What is an energy pyramid?
This is a way to show how energy in a food web is allocated. Usually there is a large base and a pointed top.
What is predation?
An interaction in which one organism kills another for food.
Why is too much carbon dioxide bad?
It traps heat and leads to more greenhouse gasses
What is a food chain?
What is a food chain?A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. Usually written on one line.
What is the percentage of energy LOST as it moves from producer to primary consumer to secondary consumer? What percentage is passed on?
90% lost. 10% passed on
What is an ecosystem?
Includes all of the living and non-living things in an area.
What is competition?
Two or more organisms competing for the same resource.
How much of the atmosphere is made of nitrogen gas?
78%