Ecosystem Basics
Nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called this.
👉 What are abiotic factors?
Plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere during this process.
👉 What is photosynthesis?
A hurricane affecting a population is this type of limiting factor.
👉 What is density-independent?
What type of dog does Mrs. Wilder have?
Golden retriever
Organisms that make their own food are called this.
👉 What are producers?
Carbon dioxide reacts with water in the ocean to form this acid.
👉 What is carbonic acid?
Disease spreading more easily in crowded populations is this type of limiting factor.
👉 What is density-dependent?
What type of lizard does Mrs. Wilder own?
Geckos
The maximum number of individuals an environment can support is called this.
👉 What is carrying capacity?
The phosphorus cycle differs from other cycles because it does NOT include this.
👉 What is the atmosphere?
When birthrate is higher than death rate, population growth is this.
Positive
What does Mrs. Wilder teach?
History
The movement of water between Earth’s systems is called this.
👉 What is the water cycle?
Energy moves through an ecosystem in this direction.
👉 What is one direction (from producers to consumers)?
Which type of population distribution do herds exhibit?
Clumped
What superlative did Mrs. Wilder win?
Rule Lawyer