Ecology Basics
This organism eats only meat/animals.
What is carnivore?
This energy source always comes first in a food chain.
What is the sun?
A close, long relationship between two or more different biological species.
What is a symbiotic relationship?
Energy being used for life processes and heat.
What is the other 90%?
All the different kinds of life you will find in one area.
What is Biodiversity?
What is Ecology?
This consumer is considered the "Apex Predator" in a food chain and web.
What is tertiary consumer?
(ex. NFL, Black Friday, Ms. Davis getting paid)
What is competition?
What is tertiary consumer?
These organisms live they are not native to. They often take over resources and cause more harm than good.
What is invasive species?
This organism eats both plants and animals.
What is omnivore?
This symbol shows "Eaten" to "Eater" in a food chain.
What is arrow?
A relationship benefitting one organism and harming the other.
What is parasitism?
What is an energy pyramid?
This place has the largest amount of biodiversity in the world. It is home to 47 million people, 400 billion trees, and 10% of all known species on Earth.
What is the Amazon Rainforest?
This organism makes it's own food.
What is autotroph?
This organism is an autotroph in a food chain and consumed by the first-order consumer.
What is producer?
A relationship where one organism benefits and the other is not benefit or harmed (No effect).
What is commensalism?
This transfers through the consumption of other organisms.
What is energy?
What is biodiversity index?
This organism is responsible for breaking down dead or decaying organisms.
What is decomposer?
This is all of the food chains in an ecosystem.
A relationship benefitting both organisms.
What is mutualism?
The amount of energy available for consumers.
What is "10%" rule?
This is the introduction of harmful materials into the environment.