Intro to Ecology
____ and matter is required for organisms to survive
Energy
Someone who creates there own food
producer
This is created when Glucose is broken down
ATP
when individuals join
immigration
when a organism eats another
predator
Ecology
the study of how organisms interact
someone that breaks down food
decomposers
___, water and sunlight create glucose
Carbon dioxide
When individuals leave
emigration
eaten by the predator
prey
What is the population´s role
Niche
mouse
Primary consumer
This is created when glucose is broken down
Oxygen
the maximum amount of individuals
carrying capacity
symbiosis
relationship between different species
Habitat
Where organisms live
snake
secondary consumer
where cellular respiration takes place
2/more individuals try to use a limited resource
competition
both organisms benefit
mutualism
Population
A group of individuals that are the same species
Includes all organisms
food web
Why is chloroplast green
because of chlorophyll
A colony is an example of
cooperation
one benefited other harmed
parasitism