interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association is the definition for this term
Symbiosis
What type of organism is at the base of every energy pyramid?
Producers
What zone experiences both high tides and low tides?
Intertidal Zone
A linear sequence of organisms where each is eaten by the next organism, showing the flow of energy
Food Chain
the struggle for limited resources between individuals of the same species is known as what?
Intraspecific relationship
What relationship do these symbolize?
+,+
Mutualism
What type of organism is never included in an energy pyramid?
Decomposers
What are the order of the 3 main zones of the ocean from the beach to the ocean.
A system of interlocking, interdependent food chains
Food Webs
When two or more different species evolve in the response to each other is known as what?
Coevolution
What relationship do these symbolize?
+,0
Commensalism
What happens to the energy as you move up the pyramid?
It decreases
Where is the pelagic zone?
In the open ocean/oceanic zone
Which direction should the arrows be pointed in a food chain and a food web?
In the direction of the flow of energy
A bee and a flower are an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
Mutualism - they both benefit
What relationship do these symbolize?
+,-
Parasitism
If the primary consumer of an energy pyramid has 30,000 units of energy, how many units of energy does the tertiary consumer have?
300 units of energy
What are the 3 zones that categorize the amount of light in the ocean?
Photic Zone (the most light)
Twilight Zone (some light)
Aphotic Zone (no light)
The organism that gets its energy from a tertiary consumer is known as what?
Quaternary Consumer
Predation
the struggle for limited resources between individuals of different species is known as what?
Interspecific Relationships
If any energy pyramid includes organisms all the way up to quaternary consumers, how many trophic levels does the pyramid have?
5 - Producer, primary consumer, secondary, consumer, tertiary consumer, quaternary consumer
What color can be seen at the deepest depths of the ocean?
Blue/Violet
What type of consumer is fungus considered?
Decomposer
What are the two types of carrying capacity?
Single - species carrying capacity
Ecological carrying capacity