Spheres Of Influence
The _____ sphere extends from the deep see to the atmosphere
Biosphere
What are the 2 types of organisms
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs
Ecology is the scientific study of _____ between organisms and their enviroments
Interactions
what is Ms Wood's favorite song called
The Water cycle
what kind of relationship do sea anemones and clownfish have
mutualism
What are the four main spheres
Atmosphere, biosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere
Scavengers and ______ are the only thing stopping dead organisms from piling up
Decomposers
Ecologists study the relationships, make predictions, and suggest purposeful changes in an _______.
environment
Although _____ is noncyclic in the bio sphere.
( 300 is the follow up )
energy
what kind of relationship do barnacles and whales have
Thermosphere
why are food webs better than food chains
food chains are far too simple
Ecosystems are comprised of what (hint there is more than one answer)
Abiotic and biotic factors
_____ is cyclic in the biosphere
energy flow between organisms is shown using _____, _____, or _____
food chains, webs, pyramids
exosphere, thermo sphere, mesosphere, stratosphere, troposphere
What are the trophic levels
producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer
____ factors refer to living organisms that inhabit an environment
Biotic
the cycle in which _____ changes forms as it moves through living and nonliving things.
nitrogen
_____ is the close and beneficial relationship between two different species
symbiosis
List all layers of the earth
lithosphere, hydrosphere, mantle, outer core, inner core
why is ten percent of the energy given to the next animal in the trophic sphere instead of all of it
remaining energy is lost via heat
List all abiotic factors in an enviroment
air, salinity, soil, temperature, light, water, minerals, pH, humidity
What are the 4 major matter/nutrient cycles
nitrogen, oxygen, carbon, phosphorus
what are all the types of relationships animals can have
neutralistic, competition, predation/parasitism, amensalism, commensalism, mutualism