ECOLOGY
what is abiotic
physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms.
true or false, water is an element
the type of climate zone that receives the most heat
tropical zone
An organism that eats meat
carnivore
When both benefit
mutualism
a living thing that can make its' own food
producer/plant
what elements make up water
hydrogen and oxygen
what is a climate
the weather conditions over a long period.
abiotic
a tick on a deer
parasitism
the amount of energy that gets passed on to the next trophic level
10%
what is evaporation
the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
which zone is located at 80 degrees N and 80 degrees S
polar or ARCTIC/ANTARCTIC
the name of the organisms that come second on a food web
primary consumers
a barnacle and a whale
commensalism
Which contains more biomass? Secondary Consumer or Tertiary Consumer?
Secondary Consumer
N2 found in the atmosphere is __________ bonded?
single, double, triple, quadruple?
triple
When snow, sleet, hail, or liquid water falls from the atmosphere it's called...
precipitation
the process that plants use to make food and the process that animals use to convert food to energy
photosynthesis & cellular respiration
when two organism of the same species fight over the same resource
intraspecies competition
Place these in order from smallest to largets:
Ecosystem, Population, Individual, Biome, Community,
individual, population, community, ecosystem, biome
Unlike the other biogeochemical cycles, phosphorus is never found where?
in gas form, in the atmosphere
The climate zone that has the 4 seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall
temperate
The organisms that come first on a food web
producers
An organism that lays their eggs into another organisms so their offspring can eat the host from the inside out is called...
parasitoid