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Ecology Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ecology | the scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment or surroundings |
| biome | a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and dominant communities |
| species | a group of organisms so similar to one another that they can breed and produce fertile offspring |
| population | groups of individuals that belong to the same species and lives in the same area |
| community | groups of different populations that live together in a defined area |
| ecosystem | collection of all the organisms that live in a particular place together with their non-living environment |
| biosphere | contains the combined portions of the planet in which all of life exists, including land, water, and air or atmosphere |
| organism | ________, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere |
| population | organism, __________, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere |
| community | organism, population, _________, ecosystem, biome, biosphere |
| ecosystem | organism, population, community, _________, biome, biosphere |
| biome | organism, population, community, ecosystem, _____, biosphere |
| biosphere | organism, population, community, ecosystem, biome, _________ |
| autotroph | another word for producer |
| autotroph | an organism that makes its own food |
| photosynthesis | process when autotrophs use light energy from the sun to power chemical reactions that convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and energy-rich carbohydrates |
| chemosynthesis | process when organisms use chemical energy to produce carbohydrates |
| heterotroph | another name for a consumer |
| heterotroph | organisms that rely on other organisms for their energy and food supply |
| herbivore | organism that eats plants |
| carnivore | organism that eats animals |
| omnivore | organism that eats plants and animals |
| detritivore | organism that eats plant and animal remains and other dead matter |
| decomposer | organism that breaks down organic matter |
| food chain | a series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten |
| food web | when the feeding relationships among the various organisms in an ecosystem form a network of complex interactions |
| trophic level | each step in a food chain or food web |
| ecological pyramid | shows the relative amounts of energy available at each trophic level |
| biogeochemical cycle | elements, chemical compounds and other forms of matter are passed from one organism to another and from one part of the biosphere to another through these cycles |
| limiting nutrient | when an ecosystem is limited by a single nutrient that is scarce or cycles very slowly |
| algal bloom | the immediate increase of algae and other producers when an aquatic ecosystem receives a large input of a limiting nutrient |
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