Vocabulary
An environment that provides the things an organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.
Habitat
These organisms produce energy through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
Autotrophs (Primary Producer)
Earthquakes, Volcanic eruptions, Landslides, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, and forest fire. What are these?
Natural Disasters or Natural Disturbances
What are the two types of succession?
Primary and Secondary
The organism that a parasite lives in or on in a parasitism interaction.
Host
Non-living factors in a community are called..
Abiotic
These organisms are herbivores, therefore they are called ______________ consumers.
Primary
Two or more organisms competing for the same resource.
Competition
After a forest is burned to the ground, the soil remains so new life can form. What type of succession is this?
Secondary
An organism that is killed and eaten by another organism.
Prey
Something that only eats plants
Herbivores
These organisms are typically at the top of the food chain. They are called ____________ consumers.
Tertiary
An interaction in which one organism kills another for food.
Predation
Name a Pioneer species
Lichen/Moss/Bacteria
Secondary succession is slower than primary succession. True or False.
False
An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms
Decomposers
This is a way to show how energy in a food web is allocated. Usually there is a large base and a pointed top.
Energy Pyramid
The first species to colonize a newly formed island.
Pioneer Species
A mature ecosystem that is mostly stable over time.
Climax Community
This type of succession starts with Barren land.
Primary
A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy. It is usually going in one direction.
Food chain
What is the percentage of energy LOST as it moves from producer to primary consumer to secondary consumer?
90%
Slowly life returns to a destroyed ecosystem. Large plants move in followed by________.
Large Animals
_____ and _____ breaks down rocks to form soil.
Lichen and Moss
What does the Prefix Eu- mean?
Well