Energy transfer
Abiotic/Biotic
Ecological Relationships
Ecology Basics
This and That
100
The original source of almost all the energy in most ecosystems
What is sunlight
100
Earth has 3 main climate zones due to differences in latitude and this..
What is angle of incoming solar energy
100
The symbiotic relationship between a flower and the insect that feeds on its nectar
What is mutualism The flower provides the insect with food ; the insect pollinates the flower
100
The branch of biology dealing with interactions among and between organisms and their environment
What is ecology
100
Adaptations that involve things such as migration or marking territory
What are Behavioral adaptations
200
Each step in the transfer of energy and matter within a food web
What is Trophic Level
200
Number and kinds of predators in the ecosystem is a biotic factor that affects the size of this...
What is population in a specific ecosystem
200
This determines the maximum number of individuals in a population that can be supported by the environment.
What is limiting factor
200
All the members of a particular species that live in one area
What is population
200
Process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water
What is Condensation
300
An organism that obtains energy directly from photosynthesis
What are Autotrophs
300
A biotic or abiotic resource in the environment that causes population size to decrease is a
What is limiting factor
300
Tapeworms live inside dog intestines and use nutrients the dog takes in. The tapeworms make the dog sick and weak.
What is parasitism
300
Rainfall, soil, temperature
What abiotic factors
300
List the taxonomic classifications in order from Broadest to most specific
What is Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Spcies
400
Most green plants fall into this category
What are producers
400
All of the parts of the planet that are inhabited by living things; sum of all Earth's ecosystems
What is the biosphere
400
Birds nesting on the branches of trees get a safe place for raising their young. The trees are unaffected.
What is Commensalism
400
The series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time
What is Ecological succession
400
The physical appearance of a plant or animal when talking about genetics
What is Phenotype
500
Algae at the beginning of a food chain
What is Producer
500
An organism whose removal from an ecosystem may cause the collapse of that ecosystem
What is a keystone species
500
In the tropical rainforest, different species of trees compete for sunlight.
What is interspecific competition
500
An organisms specific environment, with characteristic abiotic and biotic factors
What is Habitat
500
The probability of a white offspring in a cross between two heterozygous guinea pigs. Bb x Bb (Black fur is dominant over white fur.)
What is 25%
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