Vocab
Ecology
Vocab II
Ecology II
Vocab III
100
Full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions
DAILY DOUBLE
Niche
100
Name the 5 levels of organization in the correct order from largest to smallest.
Biosphere
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Individual
100
An interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism
Predation
100
What percent of energy can be transferred from one trophic level to the next?
10%
100
Biological influence on organisms within an ecosystem
Biotic
200
Physical, or nonliving, factor that shapes an ecosystem
Abiotic
200
What type of ecological pyramid is Diagram II?
DAILY DOUBLE
Biomass Pyramid
200
Succession following a disturbance that destroys a community without destroying the soil
Secondary Succession
200
What percent of energy would the bass end up with?
0.1%
200
A long-term relationship in which two species live closely together
Symbiosis
300
A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten
Food Chain
300
Give an example of a mutualistic relationship.
Teacher discretion
300
Network of complex interactions formed by the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem
Food Web
300
Give an example of a commensalistic relationship.
DAILY DOUBLE
Teacher Discretion
300
Scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment
Ecology
400
Succession that occurs on surfaces where no soil exists
Primary Succession
400
How many secondary consumers are in this picture?
3
400
Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
Mutualism
400
What are the 3 types of ecological pyramids?
Energy Pyramid
Biomass Pyramid
Pyramid of Numbers
400
The rate at which organic matter is created by producers in an ecosystem
DAILY QUAD
Primary Productivity
500
Symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and consequently harms it.
Parasitism
500
What type of natural disaster would cause primary succession?
Volcanic Eruption
500
The total amount of living tissue within a given trophic level
DAILY DOUBLE
Biomass
500
How many consumers feed on the shrew?
2
500
Symbiotic relationship in which one member of the association benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
Commensalism