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Multiple linked food chains in an ecosystem
Food Web
When one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed
Commensalism?
What is the name of a consumer that gets its energy directly from producers?
Primary consumer
When two organisms fight over the same resources, this interaction occurs.
Competition
Provide an example of an abiotic factor...
Rocks
The release of carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels is a major part of which chemical cycle?
Carbon Cycle
What is a keystone species?
A species that plays a major role in a food web
This type of adaptation involves actions animals take to survive, such as migration or hibernation.
Behavioral Adaptation
Provide an example of a producer
Phytoplankton, plants
What are the five basic needs of all living things?
Water, food & nutrients, energy, oxygen, suitable living conditions
Multiple of the same species living together is called...
A Population
Which process moves water into the atmosphere? (not the Water Cycle, be more specific)
Evaporation
In a food chain, arrows show...
Direction of energy flow
When a species disappears from Earth forever.
Symbiosis between two species occurs when...
Two species live closely in a long-term relationship
This term describes the amount of land and resources a person needs to support their lifestyle, including the waste they produce.
Ecological Footprint
When one species is harmed, while the other benefits
Parasitism
Different populations in one area is called...
A community
This type of adaptation includes body parts like claws, thick fur, or sharp teeth that help an organism survive.
Physical Adaptation
Organisms that break down dead plants and animals are called...
Decomposers
Which organism creates its own food?
Producer
This interaction occurs when one organism hunts and eats another.
Predation
When a foreign species enters a new ecosystem and spreads rapidly, disrupting food webs and outcompeting native organisms, this process is called what?
Bioinvasion
Rain, snow, and hail are all examples of this stage in the water cycle, where water falls from the atmosphere back to Earth.
Precipitation
Primary consumers are defined as...
Animals that eat producers