Ecology - 1 & 2

Question 1

What is an ecosystem

Answer 1

A biological community if interacting organisms

Question 2

What is a biotic factor

Answer 2

All the living things in a ecosystem

Question 3

What is an abiotic factor

Answer 3

All the non-living thing in an environment

Question 4

What are the 3 biotic factir categories

Answer 4

Autotrophs, heterotrophs, detritivores

Question 5

What are the 6 things all living things have in common

Answer 5

Growth, need nutrients, reproduction, respire, produce waste, movement

Question 6

What are autotrophs

Answer 6

Producers, plants.

Question 7

How do autotrophs get their energy

Answer 7

They make their own from the sun

Question 8

What are heterotrophs

Answer 8

Consumers, animals eating animals, like Venus fly traps, lions, hawks

Question 9

How do heterotrophs get their energy

Answer 9

By killing and eating other biotic creatures

Question 10

What are detritivores

Answer 10

Decomposers, fungi worms bacteria

Question 11

How do detritivores get energy

Answer 11

From breaking down the chemicals of deceased creatures

Question 12

How is the UV spread out by percent

Answer 12

Ozone layer (20%), Earth surface/clouds (30%). Rest of it gets converted to thermal energy in the hydro and lithosphere

Question 13

What are the spheres

Answer 13

Atmosphere, lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere

Question 14

What is produced through photosynthesis

Answer 14

Sugar - glucose

Question 15

What is cellular respiration

Answer 15

Consumers using oxygen to break down food for food

Question 16

Photosynthesis involves?

Answer 16

Light energy, co2 + water –> sugar + oxygen

Question 17

Cellular respiration involves?

Answer 17

Using sugar + oxygen to release energy, co2, and water

Question 18

Ecological niche?

Answer 18

Describes the unique role an organism plays in the community. (Diet, migration patterns, behaviour, etc)