Ecology Test Review
What is a model of feeding
relationships in an ecosystem called?
FOOD WEB
What is a model of feeding
relationships in an ecosystem called?
As you move up an energy pyramid,
what happens to the available energy?
IT DECREASESAs you move up an
energy pyramid, what happens to the
available energy?
What is responsible for
taking carbon out of the
atmosphere?
PRODUCERS
What is responsible for
taking carbon out of the
atmosphere?
What is the source of
energy for most living things?
SUN
What is the source of
energy for most living things?
Feral pigs, fire ants, Talapia and walking
catfish are all considered __________
species to Florida.
EXOTIC/INVASIVEFeral pigs, fire ants, Talapia and walking
catfish are all considered __________
species to Florida.
organisms in an ecosystem that belong to one
species
POPULATION
organisms in an ecosystem that belong to one
species
a close relationship
between species
SYMBIOSIS
a close relationship
between species
the study of interactions among
organisms and their environment
ECOLOGYthe study of
interactions among organisms and
their environment
all the organisms living in an area and the nonliving features of their
environment
ECOSYSTEMall the organisms living in an area and the nonliving features of their
environment
a symbiotic relationship in which one partner benefits but the other is not
affected
COMMENSALISMa symbiotic
relationship in which one partner benefits but the other is not
affected
organisms that use an outside energy
source to make energy-rich molecules
PRODUCERorganisms that use an outside energy
source to make energy-rich molecules
a symbiotic relationship in which
one organism benefits but the other
is harmed
PARASITISMa symbiotic
relationship in which one organism
benefits but the other is harmed
a symbiotic relationship in
which both species benefit
MUTUALISM
a symbiotic relationship in
which both species benefit
the largest number of individuals of one
species that an environment can
support and maintain
CARRYING CAPACITYthe largest number of
individuals of one species that an
environment can support and maintain
organisms that cannot make
their own energy-rich particles
CONSUMERS
organisms that cannot make
their own energy-rich particles
anything that restricts the number
of individuals in a population
LIMITING FACTORanything that
restricts the number of individuals in a
population
the feeding relationships among the organisms in an
ecosystem
FOOD CHAINthe feeding
relationships among the organisms in an
ecosystem
the non-living part of the
environment
ABIOTIC
the non-living part of the
environment
factors related to, caused by or produced by
living organisms
BIOTIC
factors related to, caused by or produced by
living organisms
A clown fish and sea anemone is an
example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
MUTUALISMA clown fish and sea
anemone is an example of what type
of symbiotic relationship?
How would a dead tree covered in
fungus be beneficial to an ecosystem?
RECYCLED BY DECOMPOSERS
How would a dead tree covered in
fungus be beneficial to an ecosystem?
How can competition limit a population size?
LIMITS RESOURCES
How can competition limit a population size?
Why must a producer be at
the base of every food chain?
THEY MAKE ENERGY-RICH MOLECULES
Why must a producer be at
the base of every food chain?