Definitions
Living components found in an ecosystem. Examples: Humans, plants, animals, bacteria, etc
What is biotic?
Fungi and bacteria are examples of these.
What are decomposers?
This is transferred between organisms within an ecosystem.
What is energy?
Animals that eat only producers.
What is an herbivore?
A visual representation of energy in an ecosystem is called this. (Hint: Egypt)
What is a trophic pyramid, or an energy pyramid?
This is made up of biotic and abiotic components that depend on each other to survive and the physical environment
What is an ecosystem?
It has living elements, such as fishes and plants, and non-living parts, such as air, sunlight, and water.
What is an aquatic ecosystem?
These are at the bottom of the energy pyramid.
What are producers?
energy transfer is signified by this marker
what is an arrow?
A prairie dog is one of these.
What is an herbivore?
Consumer that eats both plants and other consumers.
What is an omnivore?
this kind of species is important to all things in an ecosystem.
What is a keystone species?
A model that shows how food chains in an ecosystem are connected
What is a food web?
Animals that eat primary consumers are called this.
What are secondary consumers?
An apple tree is an example of this kind of classification.
What is a producer?
A simple sequence of living things that demonstrate a transfer of food energy from one biotic element to another.
What is a food chain?
Relationship between a sea otter and sea urchin
What is a predator-prey relationship?
The amount of energy that is lost each time energy is transferred from one level of the food chain to another. (hint it's a percentage)
What is 90%?
This is the population limit that can be supported by an environment.
What is the carrying capacity?