AGONY (ECOLOGY)

Question 1

ecosystem

Answer 1

A system that environment and their organisms form through interactions

Question 2

Biodiversity

Answer 2

The variety of different species of animal, plants, and much more.

Question 3

Invasive species

Answer 3

An introduced species or non-native species that currently occupy the land and harm the native species.

Question 4

Decomposers

Answer 4

organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms

Question 5

Producers

Answer 5

organisms that make their own food.

Question 6

Consumers

Answer 6

An organism that cannot produce its own food and relies on eating other animals or plants for energy.

Question 7

Succession

Answer 7

The process of change in the species that make up an ecological community over time.

Question 8

Phytoplankton

Answer 8

The autotrophic components of the plankton community and a key part of ocean ecosystems.

Question 9

Abiotic

Answer 9

Not derived from living organisms.

Question 10

Fossil fuels

Answer 10

Non-renewable sources such as gas, oil and other waste.

Question 11

Nitrogen fixation

Answer 11

The process by which nitrogen is taken from its molecular form in the atmosphere and converted into nitrogen compounds.

Question 12

Autotroph

Answer 12

An organism that is able to produce their own food.

Question 13

Heterotroph

Answer 13

Can’t produce their own food