Ecological Levels of Organization and Biomes
What is a group of the same organisms in the same place called?
Population
What types of food do omnivores eat?
Meat and Plants
What is Parasitism?
One organism benefits (parasite) and the other is harmed (host)
What process helps to remove Co2 from the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
What is Biodiversity?
Variety of Life
What is the largest biome?
Ocean
A food web is a group of interconnected ______
Food Chains
What is the Carrying Capacity?
The number of living things an ecosystem can support
What is Condensation?
Changing of a Gas to a Liquid
Where does Primary Succession occur?
Area that were never colonized
Which biome has extreme temperature changes?
Desert
How do decomposers get energy?
Breaking down dead/decaying plant and animal matter
Name the 5 types of organism interactions
1. commensalism
2. mutualism
3. competition
4. parasitism
5. predation
What is Percolocation?
When Water soaks into the ground and fills space in Rocks and Sand
What kind of succession is it when a farmer plows their land and decides not to grow anything?
Secondary Succession
Which biome has 4 distinct seasons?
Deciduous Forest
The arrows in a food web or chain represent the direction of ______
Energy Flow
Exponential growth is often graphed as a ___-shaped curve
J-shaped curve
Why do organisms need Nitrogen to survive?
Nitrogen is an essential component in Amino Acids and Nucleic Acids
What is the leading cause of extinction?
Habitat Destruction
What is the order of the levels of organization from smallest to broadest?
Organisms - Population - Community - Ecosystem - Biome - Biosphere
That percent of the energy in an ecosystem would tertiary consumers get?
0.1%
Name the 3 limiting factors that affect population growth.
1. Natural Causes
2. Introduction of Non-Native Species
3. Human Activity
Differentiate Nitrogen Fixation and Denitrification
Nitrogen Fixation: bacteria changes N2 gas into nitrates - used in plants
Denitrification: bacteria converts nitrates to N2 gas - released into environment
The Ozone layer is important because it absorbs up the suns ________
UV Radiation