Biomes
What type of biome is characterized by vast open water and is the largest biome on the planet
Open Ocean
What type of symbiosis is present when both organisms benefit?
Mutualism
What type of energy collection would a plant that produces food through photosynthesis have?
Autotroph or Phototroph
Limiting factors are influenced by the _________________ within an ecosystem.
Interdependence
An organism's job, or role, in its environment is called its _______________.
Niche
This biome is extremely cold, occurs at high latitudes, and the soil is in a state of permafrost.
Tundra
Prey are always at a _______________ that is lower than that of their predator.
Trophic Level
This type of organism only eats plants.
Herbivore
Carrying capacity is regulated by _________________.
Limiting Factors
The fertilization of flowering plants is carried out by ______________________.
Pollinators
This is largest Terrestrial biome and is dominated by evergreen trees
Taiga/Boreal Forest
No two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely, one will eventually outcompete the other.
Gause's Law
This type of organisms eats already dead organisms.
Detritivore/Scavenger
The maximum population size of a species in a given ecosystem is known as the _________________.
Carrying Capacity
Migration
This biome is found in places like South Western Australia, has hot summers, frequent wildfires, rocky soil, and little rain.
Chaparral
What type of competition is present in the following scenario?
Two seagulls fighting over space to build a nest.
Intraspecific
Decomposer
What time of limiting factor is describe in the scenario below?
The destruction of the majority of a grove of trees from a hurricane
Density-Independent
Keystone Species
This biome is a partially enclosed coastal body of water; where saltwater meets freshwater
Estuary
What type of symbiosis is present in the following scenario?
Mistletoe digs its roots into the bark of a tree to get nutrients from the tree.
Parasitism
A bear, who eats both plants and animals, would be known as a _________________.
omnivore
What time of limiting factor is describe in the scenario below?
The competition of a population of deer for food.
Density-Dependent
The concern about the well-being of another despite personal risk is known as _____________.
Altruism