Ecology A
I eat other animals (meat)
Carnivores
I eat vegetation
Herbivores
Define an abiotic factor.
A non-living factor affecting species abundance and dispersal (Temperature, Sunlight, Wind, Soil Type, etc)
I eat both meat and plants
Omnivore
I recycle organic matter back into the Earth
Decomposers
This consists of all the organisms in a particular region, along with nonliving components. The biotic & abiotic.
(levels of organization)
ecosystem
The term for all the same species in one area
population
I make my own energy
Autotroph, Plant, Producer
I eat for energy
Heterotroph, consumer
I am a living factor in the ecosystem
Biotic
I am a non living factor
Abiotic
What is a limiting factor in an ecosystem?
Allows a population to increase
What is the carrying capacity of an ecosystem?
The size of a population in an ecosystem
A term for lots of different organisms in an ecosystem
Biodiversity
The loss of living space due to human activity or catastrophic events.
What is habitat loss
What organisms would you find at the bottom of a trophic pyramid? Why?
The bottom, because they are the main energy source
What is released as energy moves from organism to organism?
Heat
What is the process autotrophs use light for?
Photosynthesis
Name 4 possible limiting factors
answers vary
What type of organism would eat a primary producer?
Herbivore, primary consumer
What is the third consumer in a food web called?
Tertiary consumer
List the ecological levels of organization
organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome
Give five examples of an abiotic factor.
1) Soil Type
2) Temperature
3) Climate
4)Water
5)Wind
What are the raw materials needed for photosynthesis?
Water, Light, Carbon dioxide
What is the inorganic molecule needed for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxie