Ecosystems
Non-living parts of the ecosystem
Abiotic factors
Organisms that produce their own food are called this
Producers/Autotrophs
Carbon dioxide
A tick on a dog is an example of...
Parasitism
Farming only one crop over a large area is called...
Monoculture
Ecosystem
Organisms that must consume other organisms to get food are called...
Consumers/heterotrophs
Cellular reparation requires this gas to occur
Oxygen
A bee pollinating a flower is an example of...
Mutualism
This is a measure of how sustainable a person is, including how many resources they use in their daily life.
Ecological Footprint
Living things in an ecosystem
Biotic factors
Worms, fungi, and bacteria are examples of...
Decomposers/detrivores
Chemical energy
A wolf hunting a moose is an example of...
Predation
This process traps heat inside our atmosphere, warming the Earth.
Greenhouse Effect
Means "Many different living things"
Biodiversity
On average, this percent of energy is transferred when species consume one another.
10%
Plants produce sugars, also known as...
Glucose
Two trees fighting for sunlight is an example of...
Competition
The name of the fossil fuel caused by cow farts and manure.
Methane
When an ecosystem is in a stable state it is called...
Equilibrium
Nuclear fusion
Cellular respiration produces energy, carbon dioxide and this...
Water
A remora fish living on a shark is an example of...
Commensalism
The most common greenhouse gas is...
Carbon dioxide