Ecology Basics
Ecosystems
Food Chains and Webs
Human Impact 1
Human Impact 2
100
All of the never living factors influencing an ecosystem
What is abiotic
100
Bacteria and fungi that recycle nutrients in dead tissue, making it possible for new life to begin.
What is decomposer
100
The amount of energy passed from one organism to another. 10% of the energy is spent on metabolic activities and life functions.
What is energy pyramid
100
The weighing of good with bad influences human actions have on the ecosystem.
What is trade off
100
A layer of atmosphere that prevents some UV rays from entering the atmosphere.
What is ozone shield
200
All of the living or once living factors that influence an ecosystem.
What is biotic
200
A heterotroph that consumes nutrients already made.
What is consumer
200
Many food chains that are interconnected.
What is food web
200
sunlight, wood, food that are constantly being replenished in the environment
What is renewable resource
200
The destruction or removal of a species from it's natural habitat for profit or demand.
What is direct harvesting
300
The study of interaction between living and non living things.
What is ecology
300
An autotroph that converts energy into a usable form for other members of the ecosystem.
What is producer
300
An organisms job in a habitat.
What is ecological niche
300
These have a limited supply and should be recycled and reduced. Ex. fossil fuels, metals.
What is nonrenewable resources
300
Energy created from fission of uranium or plutonium.
What is nuclear fuel
400
Many different gene combinations and forms of life in a healthy ecosystem.
What is biodiversity
400
Heterotrophs that consume already dead material.
What is scavenger
400
These organisms always form the base of a food chain or web.
What is producer
400
Coal, oil and natural gas are examples of this
What is fossil fuels
400
Also called climate change due to the gradual rising of Earth's average annual temperature.
What is global warming
500
All of the populations of living things in a particular ecosystem.
What is community
500
The number of organisms that can be supported by an ecosystem (its space, food)
What is carrying capacity
500
The stages of change and evolution of an ecosystem over time.
What is ecological succession
500
Any substance considered harmful to the environment.
What is pollution
500
Large scale production of goods and products resulting in increased burning of fossil fuels and increased CO2 emissions in the atmosphere.
What is industrialization
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