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week 11 ecology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Interdependence: | how all organisms in an ecosystem depend on one another . |
| population | total number of one species in an area a |
| community | all species living in an area |
| ecosystem | all living and non-living things in one area. |
| biome | a collection of ecosystems |
| biosphere | a collection of biomes (aka earth) |
| sustainability | the ability to support enviroment or species |
| Quantitative data | data that relates to numbers |
| greenhouse gas | gas that can absorb harmful radiation in the Earth's atmosphere |
| biomass | the amount of energy produced in an ecosystem |
| mutualism | both organisms benefit |
| parasitism | one benefits and one is harmed |
| commensalism | one benefits and one is not affected |
| coevolution | two species adapt and evolve together to benefit each other |
| cooperation | two organisms work together for a mutual benefit |
| competition | organisms battle for resources |
| density- dependant | factor that affects the size of population also known as a regulating factor(disease, competition , and predation) |
| density-- independant | Factors that limit the number of individuals in an area regardless of the size of the population. (flooding, natural disaster, available oxygen) |
| invasive species | a species that inhabits a new ecosystem and causes great distress to native organisms. |
| mimicry | one organim attempts to copy or replicate actions, shapes, or colors of another. |