Sustainability
The three pillars of sustainability
Term for non-living factors in an ecosystem
What is Abiotic?
What type of organisms appear at the bottom on an energy pyramid?
What are producers?
The maximum population size of a population a given area can sustain
What is carrying capacity
When both species benefit
an observation or calculation that shows the presence or state of a condition or trend
What is an indicator
populations of multiple species living in the same area
What is a community?
Oak trees make their own food. Their cells contain structures that capture energy from the sun. What are these structures?
What are chloroplasts.
What do plants require to do photosynthesis?
What is sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide
A relationship where one benefits and the other is harmed
What is parasitism
a quantitative measurement that estimates the impact of a person, business, or country on Earth's resources
What is ecological footprint
What category of organisms are key for recycling nutrients in an ecosystem?
What are decomposers?
How do producers and consumers get energy (ATP)?
What is cellular respiration
Give an example of a density independent factor
What is habitat loss, natural disaster, pollution
Some species of ants protect aphids from predators. The ants benefit by feeding on the honeydew produced by the aphids. Which of these terms BEST describes the relationship between the aphids and the ants?
What is mutualism
Name sustainability challenges faced by highly developed countries.
What is high energy consumption and water usage
What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?
If a consumer consumes a secondary consumer what is it called?
What is a tertiary consumer
Give an example of a density dependent factor
Disease, Food availability, predation
A relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither harmed nor benefits
What is commensalism
exchange something of value, especially as part of a compromise
What is a trade-off?
Define ecosystem
What is all living things in an area interacting with each other and the non-living factors in the environment
Where besides the mitochrondria does cellular respiration occur?
What is the cytoplasm.
What population growth rate graph is S shaped and "levels off"?
What is logistic, or restricted growth
POP QUIZ: HOW MUCH ENERGY IS LOST IN EACH TROPHIC LEVEL IN AN ENERGY PYRAMID
90%