Bio Quiz (Ecology) Flashcards
factors in the environment that are non-living
abiotic
factors in the environment that are living
biotic
a relationship between algae and fungus, which is symbiotic, where the fungus provided minerals and the algae provides sugar and oxygen
lichen
a non-vascular plant which makes sugar and oxygen
moss
an organism which eats plants
herbivore
an organism which eats meat
carnivore
a tree which flowers and has fruit (apple tree)
angiosperm
a tree which have needles & pinecones (spruce tree)
gymnosperm
an organisms which grows in an environment without soil (desert and volcanoes)
primary succession
soil is present (grass/bush)
secondary succession
an organism which harms the host (ticks)
parasite
an organism which goes into a new territory first (algae)
pioneer species
parasite benefits and the host is unharmed
commensalism
the host loses energy and the parasite gains energy (tape worm)
parasitism
both organisms benefit
mutualism
muture, stable biome (stabilizing graph)
climax community
a gas to a liquid
condensation
an organism which feeds on leaves (caterpillar)
primary consumer
an organism that is preyed upon by a parasite
host
amount of living material in an environment to maintain a healthy habitat
carrying capacity
a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains
food web
representaion of predatory relationships
food pyramid
liquid to gas
evaporation
total quality of organisms in an area
biomass
hierarchical levels in an ecosystem
trophic levels
an organism that feeds on the dead (vultures)
detritovore
