Levels of Organization
What is one single living thing called?
Individual (organism)
What do we call a relationship where both organisms benefit?
Mutualism
What is the original source of energy for most ecosystems?
The Sun
Why is biodiversity important?
It increases ecosystem stability
What type of organism eats other organisms for energy?
Consumer
What is a group of the same species in one area?
Population
What is it called when one benefits and the other is harmed?
Parasitism
What do arrows show in a food chain?
Direction of energy flow
How does biodiversity help organisms survive?
Provides more resources and adaptability
What type of organism breaks down dead organisms and waste?
Decomposer
What is multiple populations living together?
Community
What is it called when one benefits and the other is unaffected?
Commensalism
What level is at the bottom of a food chain?
Producers
What can happen if biodiversity decreases?
Ecosystems become unstable
In evolution, what is it called when organisms better suited to their environment survive and reproduce?
Natural Selection
What includes living and nonliving things?
Ecosystem
What is a producer?
An organism that makes its own food/ A Plant
What happens to energy as it moves up a food chain? (Does it increase or decrease )
It decreases
Name one benefit of biodiversity to humans.
Food, medicine, resources
A fungus breaking down a dead tree is an example of what role?
Decomposer
What term describes many different species in an area?
Biodiversity
What is a consumer?
An organism that eats other organisms
What is a food web?
Multiple connected food chains
The process by which modern organisms have descended from earlier life forms
Evolution
Daily Double: How do producers, consumers, and decomposers work together in an ecosystem?
Producers make food → consumers eat → decomposers recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem