Vocabulary
Which types of organisms perform photosynthesis?
Primary Producer
Name one of the three mechanism for biological evolution?
Mutation, Genetic-drift, natural selection
An organism's use of resources and functional role in the community is the definition of...?
Niche
A linear series of feeding relationships
Food Chain
Most of energy lost between trophic levels is dissipated as?
Heat
What is Evolution?
A change over time
A chance event such as a fire of an earthquake might change the gene pool of a population in a process known as...
Genetic Drift
The interaction in which an animal feeds on a plant.
Herbivory
What is an example of a decomposer?
Mushroom, Bacteria
The building of a community when bare rock, sand, or sediment is exposed for the first time
Primary Succession
how reproductively successful an organism's is in its environments.
Fitness
Extinction
A relationship in which two or more species benefit.
Mutation
Photosynthesis and chemosynthesis are performed by...
Producers
A nonnative organism that spreads widely in a community
Invasive Species
The process of selection conducted under human direction.
Artificial Selection
Throughout history, humans have chosen and bred animals and plants with beneficial traits. This is known as?
Artificial Selection
A relationship in which one species benefits and the other is unaffected
Commensalism
A visual map of feeding relationships and energy flow
Food Web
Species that first colonize newly exposed land
Pioneer Species
The interaction in which an animal feeds on a plant.
Herbivory
Accidental change in DNA that can give rise to variation among individuals
Mutation
A relationship in which one organism benefits from, but harms, a host organism
Parasitism
An animal that eats both plants and animals
Omnivore
The process of building a community after a disturbance has altered the community, but not destroyed all living things or organic matter in the soil
Secondary Succession