Limiting Factors
This is the difference between abiotic and biotic factors
Non-living vs Living
benefit
Directional path of energy, in the form of food, from organism to organism in an ecosystem.
Food chain
Grass > grasshopper > mouse > owl
What would the mouse be in this food chain
Secondary consumer
The primary source of energy in an ecosystem
Sunlight
In parasitism, this is the name of the organism that is harmed
The host
Interconnected food chains create what?
Food Webs
Grass > antelope > lion > dung beetle
What would the dung beetle be in this food chain?
Decomposer
This limiting factor would occur if there are not enough producers in an environment
Food
A relationship where both organisms benefit
Mutualism
Consumers rely on producers for 02 for this cellular process.
Respiration
Plankton > Krill > Silverfish > Seal > Orca
What would the plankton be in this food chain?
Consumer
Water
This occurs with two organisms in which one benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed.
commensalism
An organism that breaks down organic matter
Decomposer
Daily Double
Apex Predator