Ecology Terms
a group of interbreeding organisms coexisting together
What is population?
an organism that eats producers
What is a primary consumer?
This cycle followed Jerry the droplet
What is the water cycle?
A biome that is wet and warm year-round
What is a tropical rainforest?
A relationship between organisms for a limited supply of at least one resource, such as food, water, shelter, etc.
What is competition?
a group of populations living and interacting in the same area
What is community?
organisms that produce their own food
The movement of C atoms between organic and inorganic molecules in the biosphere
What is the carbon cycle?
hot and very dry or cold and dry
What is a desert biome?
Occurs between members of different species
What is interspecific competition?
the sum of all of Earth's ecosystems in land, water, or air
What is biosphere?
What is a secondary consumer?
Requires ammonium, decomposers, nitrates, and plants
What is the Nitrogen cycle?
tropical wet-dry climate with warm temps year-round
What is a savanna?
a non-native plant or animal which is brought either on purpose or by accident into a new ecosystem
What is an invasive species?
a group of ecosystems classified by climate and plant life
What is a biome?
an organism that eats tertiary consumers
What is a quaternary consumer?
Without it, we wouldn't be able to breathe
What is the oxygen cycle?
arctic biome surrounding the north pole
What is the tundra?
Occurs when members of the same species need the same resource
What is intraspecific competition?
an association of living organisms and their physical environment
What is an ecosystem?
an organism that eats secondary consumers
What is a tertiary consumer?
A cycle is found in rocks and soil
What is the phosphorus cycle?
very hot summers with a very dry climate, but mild, damp winters
What is a chaparral?
What is competitive exclusion?