20 questions
Producers take in nitrogen compounds in soil and pass to consumers that consume the producers.
Carbon Cycle
Oxygen Cyle
Nitrogen Cycle
Phosphorous Cycle
Carbon is recycled through respiration, photosynthesis, fuel combustion, decomposition; carbon can be atmospheric or dissolved, or can be found in organic compounds within the body.
Carbon Cycle
Oxygen Cycle
Nitrogen Cycle
Phosphorous Cycle
Is the scientific study of the interactions between different kinds of living things and their environment.
Biology
Ecology
Physiology
Psychology
All the living organisms in an ecosystem are known as __________ factors.
Abiotic
Biotic
Communities
Food Chains
All the nonliving organisms in an ecosystem are known as _________ factors.
Abiotic
Biotic
Communities
Food Webs
Interconnected food chains.
Consumers
Producers
Food Webs
Populations
Path of energy from producer to consumer. Flow of energy.
Carrying Capacity
Exponential Growth
Logistic Growth
Food Chain
Includes not only what an organism eats, but also where it feeds and how it impacts the energy flow in an ecosystem.
Niche
Habitat
Environment
Ecosystem
The place where an organism lives is called its _______.
Niche
Habitat
Environment
Ecosystem
J shape curve; as long as the ideal conditions continue, as the population grows larger, the growth rate increases.
Carrying Capacity
Exponential Growth
Logistic Growth
Density-dependent Factor
S shape curve; as the population increases, the population slows and becomes stable
Carrying Capacity
Exponential Growth
Logistic Growth
Density-independent Factor
Environmental resistance that affects a population that has become overly crowded.
Density-dependent Factor
Density-independent Factor
Carrying Capacity
Exponential Growth
Environmental resistance that affects a population regardless of population density.
Density-dependent Factor
Density-independent Factor
Carrying Capacity
Logistic Growth
It is the maximum stable population size an environment can support over time.
Carrying Capacity
Density Factor
Exponential Growth
Logistic Growth
Organisms that can make their own food from the sun or chemicals.
Consumers
Decomposers
Dependents
Producers
A collection of populations that interact with each other in a given area.
Community
Ecology
Environment
Ecosystem
Includes all biotic and abiotic factors in a given area
Community
Ecosystem
Habitat
Population
All the organisms in the same species in a given area.
Community
Ecosystem
Environment
Population
Organisms that eat other organisms.
Consumers
Decomposers
Producers
Communities
Organisms that break down organic matter into smaller compounds.
Consumers
Producers
Decomposers
Populations