Ecology Basics
Food Chains/Webs/Energy Pyramids
Symbiosis
Random
100
The study of organisms and their environments
Ecology
100
All food chains begin with what?
Producers/Autotrophs
100
When both species benefit
mutualism
100
Based on the graph, how many millions of people can this particular area comfortably hold (aka - carrying capacity).
1.5 million
200
All of the living AND non-living things in a particular area
Ecosystem
200
grass --> grasshopper --> frog --> snake
What is the secondary consumer?
Frog
200
When one benefits and the other is hurt
parasitism
200
Which years did the population exceed carrying capacity (Hint: there are 4)
1850
1875
1910ish
1925
300
All of the same type of species in a specified area
Population
300
How much energy is lost from link to link of a food chain and step to step of an energy pyramid?
10%
300
When one benefits and the other is not affected
Commensalism
300
Biotic or Abiotic?
Biotic
400
What type of succession occurs when there is NO soil left after the catastrophic event?
Primary Succession
400
The top of energy pyramids include the _____ predator.
Apex
400
What symbiotic relationship?
Parasitism
400
Are these 3 items biotic or abiotic?
Abiotic
500
The first organism to return to an area is a ______ species. When the area is back to normal this is called a _____ community.
Pioneer; Climax
500
In this food web, what is the apex predator?
Hawk
500
Hummingbird gets nectar. Flower gets pollinated
Mutualism
500
These are all considered? (Hint: starts with "D")
Decomposers