Question | Answer |
carrying capacity | The maximum population size of a species that the environment can sustain indefinately |
cellular respiration | Metabolic reactions that uses the energy from carbohydrates and amino and fatty acids |
chemical equations | The representation of a chemical reaction using symbols |
climax community | A region that has a mature relationship between the organisms and their environment |
commensalism | A relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is not affected |
consumer | Organisms that receive energy by consuming other organisms |
cyclic growth | the growth and decline of populations caused by amounts of resources |
decomposer | Organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms |
density dependent factors | Factors that depend on the density of the population |
density independent factors | Factors that do not depend on the density of the population |
ecological succesion | The process in which ecosystems change over time. |
energy flow | The process in which energy is converted from one form to another |
exponential growth | When the population of an organism grows rapidly due to an abundance of a certain resource |
logistic growth | the growth of a population when resources are limited |
mutualism | A relationship in which both organisms benefit |
parasitsm | A relationship in which one organism is harmed while the other benefits. |
photosynthesis | The process in which sunlight is converted into chemical energy |
pioneer species | The first species to inhabit a previously uninhabited or damaged area. |
population | A group of organisms from the same species |
producer | Organisms that can produce their own energy through biochemical processes |
products | a substance that forms as the result of a reaction |
pyramid of energy | A graphic model of the energy flow in an ecosystem shaped as a pyramid |
reactants | A substance that changes during a reaction |
steady state | The period in which the population of an organism stays relatively stable |
symbiosis | The interaction of two different organisms living in close physical association |