Ecosystems
Characteristics of an Ecosystem
Species Interactions
Energy Flow
Geochemical Cycles
100
What is the portion of Earth that supports life.
Biosphere
100
This is all the nonliving parts of an ecosystem
Abiotic
100
A lion chasing down a gazelle and eating it is an example of what type of symbiosis.
Predation, predator-prey
100
An organism that eats both plants and animals is considered?
An omnivore
100

Water falling to the earth from condensed clouds is known as what?

What is precipitation?

200
What is the term that defines the number of a specific species in a certain place at a specific time
Population
200
This is the living components of an ecosystem
Biotic
200
A spruce tree starts to die when mistletoe seeds grow into the spruces’ roots, extracting water and nutrients from it. This is an example of_
Parasitism
200
Grass-Mouse-Snake-Hawk-Coyote Which animal is the Tertiary Consumer?
The Hawk
200

Name two ways that carbon is released into the atmosphere using biological processes?

What is cellular respiration and decomposition.?

300
This is all the population of all the species of living organisms that live in a given area
Community
300
This is an organism's way of "making a living", it's job. This included habitat, food, and behavior.
Niche
300
The tree sloth has algae growing in its fur. The algae camouflages, the sloth in the tree to hide it from predators. This is an example of _
Mutualism
300
These are microscopic organism that absorb dead organisms to obtain energy. They are the world's garbage disposal.
Decomposers
300

How does ocean/lake water return to the atmosphere?

What is evaporation?

400
This is all the different systems which includes all living organisms in an area as well as its physical environment.
An Ecosystem
400
This the physical surrounding in which a species can normally be found.
Habitat
400
Remoras attach themselves to a shark’s body, feeding on scraps leftover from the shark’s meal. The remoras neither hurt nor harm the shark. This is an example of _
Commensalism
400
An organism that requires food for energy.
Heterotroph
400

Herbivores and carnivores obtain phosphorus by doing what?

What is "consuming plants and/or animals that have phosphorus".?

500
What is the correct order from smallest to largest for the organization of an ecosystem?
Species, Population, Community, Ecosystem, Biome, and Biosphere
500
A honey bee is a pollinator. This is an example of?
A Niche, its job!
500
Honey guide birds alert and direct badgers towards beehives. The badger exposes the hive to eat the honey, and then the honey birds take a turn to eat the honey. This is an example of _
Mutualism
500
These animals eat both dead plants and animals.
Detrivore
500

What are the three ways in which atmospheric nitrogen can be fixed into soluble compounds that plants can take in?

What is nitrogen fixing bacteria, lightening, humans taking it to make fertilizer ?