Ecology
Definitions
Forests
food Webs
Biodiversity
100

An organism that produces its own food

What is a producer?

100

The study of the relationship between living things and their physical environment

What is ecology?

100

Grassy land without many trees located in the middle of North America

What are Prairie strips?

100

This is at the very bottom of the food web

What are producers?

100

producers need this to happen in order for the soil to obtain nutrients

What is decomposing?

200

An organism that has to eat other things for energy

What is a consumer?

200

The variety of life on earth, encompassing all living things and their interactions.

What is biodiversity?

200

Trees grown for their wood and classified as either softwood or hardwood

What are timber trees?

200

They eat the producers

What are the primary consumers?

200

They consume both plants and animals

What is an omnivore?

300

An organism that breaks down dead organisms and returns nutrients to the environment

What is a decomposer?

300

displacement of soil from on location to another

What is soil erosion?

300

This type of farming is most common in Indonesia

What is customary farming?

300

Mushrooms are know as this on the food web

What is a decomposer?

300

They eat only plants.

What is a herbivore?

400

Sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide

What do producers need to create their own food?

400

An animal that lives by killing and eating other animals

What is a predator?

400

Where the people cultivate and harvest a range of plants for food, medicine and other uses while also preserving biodiversity

What is a customary forest?

400

Corn, flowering plants, lavenders and mangoes are considered

What are producers?

400

Animal population is decreasing and can become obsolete

What is the word extinction?

500

The process that shows how matter and energy cycles flow through a particular ecosystem

What is a food web?

500

an animal that is caught and killed by other animals

What is prey?

500

This minimizes environmental damage, protects biodiversity and ensures fair labor practices. It helps water quality by reducing pesticides and fertilizers.

What is sustainable Palm oil?

500

They are at the top of the food chain 

What are tertiary consumers?

500

 can effect the flow of the food chain and the population of other organisms

What is extinction?