Environmental science 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
the name of the organisms that come second on a food web
primary consumers
a barnacle and a whale
commensalism
what are the first two ecological levels (think about our picture cards)
individual & population
What type of bond forms between water molecules
hydrogen
anything wet that falls from the sky
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 fight over the same resource
competition
Name all 5 of the ecological levels from smallest to biggest
individual, population, community, ecosystem, biome
water is polar because it has a ______ charge on the ________atom
and a _______ charge on the _______ atom
positive on hydrogen negative oxygen
The climate zone that has the 4 seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall
temperate
The organisms that come first on a food web
producers
a close relationship between 2 organisms of different species
symbiosis