Ecosystem
What is the home of an animal called?
Habitat
What diagram shows the flow of energy in an ecosystem?
Food pyramid
What is biodiversity?
What ecological level of organization is all of the living things in a environment + the non living factors
Ecosystem
What are living factors in an ecosystem?
Biotic factors
What type of relationship describes where one organism benefits, while the other is harmed?
+ / -
Parasitism
What makes something an invasive species?
Give two examples of limiting factors
food, water, shelter, space, mates, etc.
What are nonliving factors in an ecosystem?
Abiotic factors
What type of relationship describes where both organisms benefit?
+ / +
Mutualism
What level of ecological organization is the biggest (broadest)?
Biosphere
Populations and how they change over time.
What is the name for organisms that gain energy by consuming other organisms?
Consumers / Heterotrophs
What type of relationship describes where one organism benefits, while the other is unaffected?
+ / =
Commensalism
radiation, temperature, water, atmosphere, wind, soil, natural disasters
Which method of population sampling works best to estimate populations of organisms that do not move, or move very little?
Quadrat method
What is the name for organisms that gain energy from the sun?
Producers / Autotrophs
What is the role of an organism in an ecosystem called?
An organisms ability to reproduce successfully and to grow in population size is the organisms ____________
biotic potential
The method of population sampling that works well for organisms that move too quickly to count in squares is the _____________ method.
Mark - recapture