Got Ecology?
The study of biotic and abiotic interactions in an environment
What is Ecology?
a group of organisms belonging to the same species that live in the same area and interact with one another
What is a population?
diagrams that describe the transfer of energy within an ecosystem
What are Food Chains and Food Webs?
the process converting sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water into energy (glucose) for a plant
What is photosynthesis?
10%
What is the amount of energy the next trophic level will receive?
The scientific word for living things
What is biotic?
all of the populations of different species that live in the same area and interact with one another
What is a community?
organisms that cannot make their own food and must get energy from other living organisms
What are consumers?
every time energy is transferred from one organism to another, in the form of heat and respiration
What is a loss of energy?
a strategy an organism will use to balance energy expenditures
What is hibernation?
The scientific word for non-living things
What is abiotic?
includes all the biotic organisms in an area and the abiotic aspects of the environment and their interactions
What is an ecosystem?
organisms that get nutrients and energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal waste
What are decomposers?
each step of a food chain in an energy pyramid
What is a trophic level?
another strategy that an organism will use to balance their energy use
What is migration?
sunlight, climate, soil, water, and air
What are some examples of abiotic factors?
the role an organism plays in its ecosystem
What is a niche?
a single pathway by which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem
What is a food chain?
scientific name of a producer
What is an autotroph?
an organism that only eats plants
What is an herbivore?
plants, animals, bacteria, fungi, and remains of dead organisms
What are some biotic factors?
the highest level of ecological organization, it is the part of the Earth, including air, land, surface rocks, and water, where life is found
What is the biosphere?
multiple pathways through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystems
What is a food web?
scientific name of a consumer
What is a heterotroph?
an organism that only eats other animals
What is a carnivore?