Vocabulary
Population Growth
Ecological Relationship
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
100
What does Birth rate mean?
the number of individuals born in a population in a given amount of time
100
How does birth rate affect the population
Increases it
100
What is mutualism?
When two organisms benefit from one another
100
What is a food web?
A food web is a diagram that shows how organisms in a community are connected by what they eat. It's made up of many interconnected food chains.
100
Which level has the most amount of available energy?
Bottom level or producers.
200
Define Death Rate
the number of deaths occurring in a population during a particular period of time.
200
How does death rate affect the population?
Decreases it
200
What is Commensalism?
When one organism benefits and the other is unharmed.
200
Which organisms are usually at the bottom of the food web?
Producers / Plants
200
Which level has the least amount of available energy?
Apex predator, Top level
300
Define Carrying Capacity
the maximum population size of a species that an ecosystem can sustainably support over time without causing significant damage to the environment
300
What happens to the population when the population is greater than the carrying capacity?
The population decreases
300
What is parasitism?
When one organism benefits and the other is harmed negatively.
300
What type of organisms are at the top of the food web.
Apex Predator or Top Predators or Tertiary consumer
300
As you go up the energy pyramid you decrease the available energy by what %
10%
400
Define Immigration and Emigration
Immigration is the act of entering a country, while emigration is the act of leaving a country.
400
Name 4 examples of limiting factors
Food, Space, Predation , Sunlight , Water , Shelter
400
What is the difference between parasitism and predation?
Parasitism is when one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
Predation is when one animal eats another animal.
400
Which two animals in this food web do not eat plants?
Fox and Owl
400
If producers are composed of 10,000 kcal how much would herbivores get out of those calories?
1000 calories
500
Define Limiting Factor
A limiting factor is a resource or condition that limits the growth of a population or system
500
Name 5 limiting factors
Pass/ Fail
500
What type of Ecological relationship is this? ( Whale and Barnacle)
Commensalism
500
Name all of the herbivores in this picture.
Field Mouse, Quail , Beetle, Squirrel
500
If producers are composed of 10,000 calories how much available energy would secondary consumers get after eating a primary consumer.
100 calories