Relationships
Ecology Terms
Cycles
Succession
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This relationship is seen when one organisms number increases, the other decreases. 

What is a predatory prey relationship?

100

This refers to the different species seen in a particular ecosystem.  

What is biodiversity?

100

This liquid can severely impact ecosystems.

What is acid rain? 

100

The goal of this is to rebuild biodiversity through natural stages. 

What is ecological succession? 

100

The lowest level for a living thing. 

What is a cell?

200

This relationship is seen when both organisms are benefiting from an interaction. 

What is a mutualistic relationship? 

200

This term refers to the "feeding Level" of an organism 

What is trophic level? 

200

This is the gas that is released during respiration. 

What is CO2?

200
This type of ecological succession starts with soil. 

What is secondary succession? 

200

In a food web the arrow points to this. 

What is a consumer? 

300

The relationship between a tree and a bird. 

What is commensalism? 

300
This word means "Self Feeding"

What is autotroph? 

300

This organism is the most important to the recycling of nutrients. 

What is a decomposer? 

300

This species is different depending on if it is primary or secondary succession. 

What is a pioneer species? 

300
Every organism in a food web would point to this. 
What is a decomposer? 
400

This relationship is seen when an organism infects a host. 

What is parasitic? 

400

An example of this is food, water, shelter, space, and mates. 

What is a density dependent factor?

400

This occurs when too much Nitrogen is released into a water source. 

What is an algae bloom? 

400

This is when a ecosystem is at is peak performance and the most stable. 

What is a climax community? 

400

This term refers to an organism that can severely impact ecological succession. 

What is an invasive species? 

500

This relationship is seen between members of the same population as well as members of other population when there are many limiting factors. 

What is competition? 

500

This is influenced by the limiting factors in a given environment. 

What is carrying capacity? 

500

This is how carbon is stored for millions of years within the earth. 

What is a fossil fuel?

500

This is a biological systems resist to change. 

What is homeostasis? 

500
This is how much energy a producer has available if the secondary consumer has 1457 Joules of energy. 

What is 145700 Joules?

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