Vocabulary
The location where a species lives in its ecosystem
What is a habitat?
The smallest level of ecological organization
What is organism?
An ecological relationship in which one organism eats another for food
What is predation?
The original source of energy in an ecosystem
What is the Sun?
These organisms make their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
What is a producer?
The non-living factors in an ecosystem
What are abiotic factors?
The largest/broadest level of ecological organization
What is biosphere?
An ecological relationship in which organisms try to use the same limited resources (food, water, mate, etc.)
What is competition?
Type of ecological pyramid that shows the amount of energy available at each trophic level
What is an energy pyramid?
The name for herbivores found in a food chain/food web
What is primary consumer?
The living factors in an ecosystem
What are biotic factors?
A group of same species living in the same area at the same time
What is population?
An ecological relationship in which both organisms benefit
What is mutualism?
All animals are classified as this category found in food chains/food webs
What is a consumer?
This type of consumer is typically found at the top of the food chain.
What is a tertiary consumer?
The role a species plays in an ecosystem
What is a niche?
All of the populations of different species living in the same area at the same time
What is community?
An ecological relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed
What is parasitism?
Type of ecological pyramid that shows the amount of living tissue in each trophic level
What is a biomass pyramid?
The study of how organisms interact with each other and their physical environment
What is ecology?
The level of ecological organization that only includes biotic and abiotic factors
What is ecosystem?
An ecological relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
What is commensalism?
The principle that explains why only 10% of the energy available at one trophic is transferred to the next trophic level
What is the 10% rule?