invasive species
What is an invasive species
What is a species not originally from where its found
These organisms form the base of the food chain and Create their own through photosynthesis
what are producers
A close ecological relationship between two different species
What is symbiosis
The process where toxins become more concentrated in organisms at higher levels of a food web
What is biomagnification
The process where atmospheric nitrogen is converted into ammonia or other nitrogen compounds that plants can use
What is nitrogen fixation
What makes a species invasive?
disrupting the ecosystem,harming agricultural and natural habitats.
This is a diagram that shows the flow of energy from one organism to the other in an ecosystem
What is a food chain or food web
A relationship where both species benefit
what is mutualism
An example of a pesticide that caused a lot of biomagnification in the bird populations
what is DDT
This process converts nitrates in the soil back into atmospheric nitrogen
What is denitrification
Are invasive species a threat to humans?
Yes, They are.
This trophic level consists of organisms that consume the primary producers
An adaption that allows an animals to blend in with its environment
What is camoflage
The trophic level where organisms are most likely to be affected by biomagnification
What are the top predators
The process that releases ammonia from organic matter, making it available for other process in the nitrogen cycle
What is ammonification
Where is the nutria found?
along coastlines and wetlands of the US.
an animals that hunts and kills other animals for food
What is a predator
a relationship where one species benefits and the other is harmmed
What is parasitism
Affected their reproductive abilities and caused severe thinning in the bald eagles egg shells.
The process by which plants incorporate nitrogen into organic molecules such as amino acids and proteins
what is assimilation
Where does the nutria originate?
What is south America.
This describes the position an organism occupies in a food web
What is a trophic level
A behavioral adaptation where animals move to a different region at certain times of the year
What is migration
Why do toxins effect bigger animals the most?
They have to eat more because of their larger size
The process in which nitrogen moves through both living and non living things.
What is the nitrogen cycle?