invasive species
Non-native species that spreads and harms ecosystems.
What is an invasive species?
The most important source of energy for food webs
What is the Sun?
A relationship between two different species
What is symbiosis?
The pesticide responsible for harming the environment
What is DDT?
This process involves nitrogen moving through air, soil, and organisms
What is the nitrogen cycle?
This is the reason that invasive species are hard to remove once settled
Organisms that create their own food using photosynthesis
What are producers?
Type of symbiosis where both organisms benefit
What is mutualism?
This is responsible for harming bald eagles reproductive abilities
What is DDT?
This is the form of nitrogen that plants absorb
What are nitrates?
This is what invasive species do to native organisms
What is hurt?
The trophic level herbivores belong to
Type of symbiosis where only one organism benefits while the other is harmed
What is parasitism?
Due to DDT the concentration of this increased
What is poison?
This is the microorganism that helps with nitrogen fixation
What is bacteria?
Scientists use this to determine to easily identify an animals species
What is scientific name?
These animals only eat plants
What are primary consumers?
Ticks and dogs are an example of which type of symbiotic relationship
What is parasitism?
This animal faces problems like habitat loss/destruction
What are bald eagles?
This process turns nitrogen into ammonia
What is nitrogen fixation?
This type of species is spread due to who's activity
What is human activity?
This is what energy does as it moves up the food chain
What is it becomes less?
Epiphytic plants & trees are an example of this symbiotic relationship
What is commensalism?
This describes when toxins become more concentrated
What is biomagnification?
Humans harm this cycle by burning fossil fuels
What is the nitrogen cycle?