Food webs
Shows the direction of energy flow in an ecosystem
What is an arrow?
The first level of consumer is a known as a _________ consumer. They eat producers.
What are primary consumers?
All the living parts of an ecosystem
What is biotic?
a type of interspecific interaction (interaction between different species) where each species involved gains a net benefit from the relationship
What is mutualism?
environmental constraints that prevent a population or organism from growing or thriving beyond a certain point
What are limiting factors?
This is the original source of energy for all food webs
What is the sun?
The second level of consumer is called a _________ consumer. It eats the primary consumers.
What is secondary?
All the non-living parts of an ecosystem
What is abiotic?
a type of symbiotic relationship where one organism, the parasite, benefits at the expense of another organism, the host, which is harmed
What is parasitism?
the point where a population's growth rate slows down and eventually stops, as resources become limited
What is carrying capacity?
Producers can make their own energy through this process
What is photosynthesis?
The third level of consumer is called a _____________ consumer. It eats the secondary consumers.
What is tertiary?
Water
Abiotic
a long-term biological interaction (symbiosis) in which members of one species gain benefits while those of the other species neither benefit nor are harmed.
What is commensalism?
an organism, often bacteria or fungi, that breaks down dead organic matter (like dead plants and animals) and releases nutrients back into the ecosystem, facilitating nutrient recycling
What is a decomposer?
Organisms that cannot produce their own food are known as these
What are consumers
Are animals that eat only plants are know as
What are herbivores?
Oxygen
Abiotic
Bees collect nectar and pollen from flowers, providing them with food, while simultaneously pollinating the flowers, which helps them reproduce. This is an example of
What is mutualism?
a state of dynamic balance within a community of organisms where genetic, species, and ecosystem diversity remain relatively stable, though subject to gradual changes through natural succession
What is equilibrium?
This is a specific type of consumer that eats both plants and animals
What are omnivores?
Are animals that eat only meat
What are carnivores?
Fungi
Biotic
Orchids grow on trees, gaining access to sunlight and nutrients, while the tree is not harmed. This is an example of
What is commensalism?
an organism's position in a food chain or food web, determined by how it obtains its energy and nutrients
What is a trophic level?