Planet Earth
Matter and Energy
Interactions in Ecosystem
Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems
Desert/Tundra
100
another word for living things
What is ORGANISMS
100
organisms that make their own food from inorganic molecules and energy
What is PRODUCERS (autotrophs)
100
the role of an organism in its ecosystem
What is NICHE
100
a major type of ecosystem with distinctive temperature, precipitation, and organisms
What is BIOME
100
frozen layer of soil in the tundra
What is PERMAFROST
200
refers to the layer of land that forms Earth's surface
What is LITHOSPHERE
200
bacteria and fungi that consume the bodies of dead organisms and other organic wastes
What is DECOMPOSERS
200
temperature, sunlight, and water are examples of these
What is ABIOTIC FACTORS
200
the number of individuals of a species that can be supported by an ecosystem
What is CARRYING CAPACITY
200
refers to animals that are active at night and sleep during the day
What is NOCTURNAL
300
the study of the interactions among living and nonliving parts of the Earth
What is ECOLOGY
300
a network of all the feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem
What is FOOD WEB
300
a relationship in which one organism feeds on the tissues or body fluids of another organism
What is PARASITISM
300
English economist who made observations and predictions about human population growth
What is THOMAS MALTHUS
300
plantlike organisms that are made up of a fungus and an algae
What is LICHENS
400
refers to all the parts of Earth that can support life
What is BIOSPHERE
400
the total amount of organic matter present in a trophic level
What is BIOMASS
400
a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
What is COMMENSALISM
400
limiting factors in a population the are dependent on population size
What is DENSITY-DEPENDENT FACTORS
400
causes natural desert formation
What is RAIN SHADOW EFFECT
500
3 Main Types of Rocks
What is IGNEOUS, SEDIMENTARY, METAMORPHIC
500
The increasing concentration of a pollutant in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food web (example: DDT)
What is BIOLOGICAL MAGNIFICATION
500
The extinction of a population due to direct competition with another species for a resource
What is COMPETITIVE EXCLUSION
500
Succession that occurs where a disturbance eliminates most organisms but does not destroy the soil
What is SECONDARY SUCCESSION
500
rainwater moving through soil carries minerals deeper into the soil
What is LEACHING
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