Definitions/Concepts
Pyramid
Food Webs
one community after another
Random
100
The study of how organisms interact with the environment
Ecology
100
The original source of Energy
Sun
100
Name an autotroph
Grass
100
Most Stable Ecosystem'
Hardwood Trees
100
Both organisms Beneft
Mutualism
200
Non Living
Abiotic
200
That type of organism (Vore) is a secondary consumer
Carnivore
200
Name an Herbivore
Mouse, Grasshopper, Rabbit
200
Name this process
Ecological Succcession
200
One organism Benefits the other is harmed
Parasitism
300
The number of all the species living in an area
Community
300
Is this pyramid stable?
no, not a pyramid
300
What happens if all the mice gets a virus and dies?
Many answers
300
Why is each stage important
Each stage puts nutrients in the soil
300
D
400
The number of organisms of any species that an ecosystem can support
Carrying Capacity
400
What type of organism is missing to make the ecosystem stable?
Decomposers
400
What is the role of decomposers and give an example of one
Recycle nutrients back into the environment
Fungi, Bacteria, Worms...
400
Name of the pioneer organism
Lichen
400
What relationship is this graph showing?
Predator-Prey
500
Name 2 materials that are recyled in nature
Oxygen, Nitrogen, Water
500
Why do you get less energy from eating a 3 consumer compared to a producer?
Energy is lost as heat due to metabolism at each feeding level
500
Name something missing from ecosystem to make it stable
The sun
500
NY is a temperate biome. What type of trees are in our climax community
Deciduous
500
Name a limiting factor of the carrying Capacity
Food, water, space, minerals....