Where do organisms in section D get their energy from?
The Sun
A food web (näringskväven) shows more energy connections than a __________.
Food Chain (näringskedjan)
Lions would be the ____________ in the food chain.
Top Consumer (Toppkonsument)
What is called when an ecosystem has a large number of different species?
Biodiversity (biologisk mångfald)
Why is the sun important for all living things?
It's an energy source
Living organisms that make their own food using sunlight are _________.
Producers (producent)
An organism that eats both plants and animals.
Omnivore (allätare)
What term would describe all the chemical and physical things the body does to stay alive?
Metabolism (ämnesomsättning)
What do we call a community of organisms living with its non-living things?
Ecosystem (ekosystem)
What is the process called when plants turn the sun’s energy into food?
Photosynthesis (fotosyntes)
What rule does this show?
10% Rule (10% Regel)
An animal that kills and eats other animals is a
Predator (rovdjur)
A mushroom is an example of a….
Decomposer
Animals in different ______ do not compete with each other for food.
Niches (nischer)
An organism that breaks down organic matter, recycling nutrients back into the environment.
Decomposer (nedbrytare)
Top consumer >
____________ >
Producer
Cconsumer (skonsument)
If a hawk is the predator (rovdjur), then the rabbit is the _______.
Prey (byte)
A simple diagram that shows how energy in food flows from one organism to another.
Food chain (näringskedjan)
How populations of living things change over time is called
Population dynamics
If there is more __________ in an ecosystem, the food web will be stronger
Biodiversity (Biologisk mångfald)
The group of organisms within an ecosystem that are at the same level in a food chain and get the same energy is called...
A trophic level (Trofiska nivåer)
What do we call when animals eat the same food and affect each other’s population?
Competition (Konkurrens)
When an event effects what happens after it is called ___________
Feedback (återkoppling)
What are the five levels of organization in an environment?
Organism, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere
If organisms share a niche, they are in __________
Competition