Ecosystems 1
An organism that eats only meat.
Carnivore
An organism that eats only plants.
Herbivore
Plants use this process to turn light energy into stored chemical energy (food).
Photosynthesis
Bacteria and fungi are examples of?
Decomposers
The amount of energy passed from level to level in an energy pyramid?
10%
The living and nonliving things and the way they interact in a specific area is known as:
An ecosystem
The interaction between 2 species where both benefit
Mutualism
All the living parts of an area
Community
The top predator in a food chain
Apex Predator
The interaction between two different species where one is benefited and the host is harmed
Parasitism
Vultures search and prey on _____ animals. Vultures are an example of a:
Dead; Scavenger
Algae is a _______ and are mainly found in the _____ biome.
producer ; aquatic
Herbivores are primarily found on which level of the energy pyramid? What is another name for animals on this level?
Second ; Primary Consumer
What is the chemical formula for glucose?
C6H12O6
Interactions among different species is known as?
Symbiosis
Cellular respiration needs these 2 things ____, ____, and is done by _____?
Glucose and oxygen; Plants, humans and animals
The process where water moves into the soil and is reabsorbed through the roots of plants.
Infiltration
Food chains show how _____ flows through ecosystems.
Energy
What is a niche? What is the interaction between two animals with the same niche?
The role an organism plays in an ecosystem ; Competition
Create a food chain out of the following organisms: Zooplankton, shark, phytoplankton, jellyfish
Phytoplankton -> Zooplankton -> Jellyfish -> Shark
Would you expect to find more seals or killer whales in the tundra? Explain.
Killer whales are apex predators so I would expect to find more seals because they provide the energy for apex predators.
List the levels of organization for an ecosystem correctly from smallest to largest. Which level would all of the bears in a forest be a part of?
Organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome ; population
List the reactants and products of photosynthesis.
Reactants: Water, CO2, sunlight
Products: Glucose, O2
What process do humans participate in that adds CO2 to the atmosphere?
Burning/combustion of fossil fuels.
One of the only forms of nitrogen that can be used by plants is ____. The process of the plants taking in these molecules is known as _____
Nitrate
Assimilation