Section 1
These are places on Earth where living things interact with other living and non-living things.
Ecosystems
Which organisms make their own food energy?
Producers
The predictable pattern of change within an ecosystem is called what?
Succession.
Extinct.
A community.
We use this title to help us describe non-living things.
Abiotic factors
This is the role of an organism in an ecosystem.
Its niche.
Pioneer Species.
The amount of resources and space that humans take up on Earth is known as?
Ecological Footprint.
Biomagnification.
Water, Energy, Food, Oxygen. Which basic need is missing?
Suitable Living Conditions/Shelter
These are consumers that mainly eat plant-like living things.
Herbivores.
The introduction of a foreign species into an ecosystem, where the new species outcompetes local organisms for resources is known as?
Bioinvasion.
The process of a toxin building up in an individual within an ecosystem is called what?
Bioaccumulation.
The process of weather patterns changing in an ecosystem, which can cause droughts and floods, is known as?
Climate Change.
Penguins often huddle together to conserve heat in the harsh Antarctic climate. What is penguins huddling together an example of?
Behavioral Adaptation
Secondary Succession.
These areas are protected places within a country where natural habitats are preserved for species.
National/Provincial Parks.
An Omnivore.
Birds of prey often use tree branches to survey an area looking for prey. The tree gains nothing from this interaction, where the birds gain a way to look for their food. What is this an example of?
Commensalism
These act as a way to represent the flow of energy within an ecosystem as things are eaten.
Food webs.
Within forests, trees are often growing near each other. The action of two oak trees competing with each other for sunlight, water, and nutrients is known as?
Intraspecies competition.
The snow leopard has been subject to conservation efforts, such as breeding programs which helped bring their numbers back. However, these species are still vulnerable and not at a safe population level. What would you describe the snow leopard population as?
Threatened.
Bats being hit by wind turbines, Landfill waste seeping into local ecosystems, and factories emitting carbon dioxide as a result of production are all examples of what?
Unintentional human impact.