Ecology

Question 1

Biotic

Answer 1

relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations

Question 2

Abiotic

Answer 2

physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms

Question 3

Population

Answer 3

understanding why certain populations are healthier than others and then using that information to find solutions to make people as healthy as possible

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

involves local knowledge, collective action & empowerment

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Question 6

Biosphere

Answer 6

the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by living organisms.

Question 7

Herbivore

Answer 7

an animal that feeds on plants.

Question 8

Carnivore

Answer 8

an animal that feeds on flesh.

Question 9

Omnivore

Answer 9

an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.

Question 10

Food chain

Answer 10

A food chain is a linear network of links in a food web starting from producer organisms and ending at an apex predator species, detritivores, or decomposer species

Question 11

Food web

Answer 11

A food web is the natural interconnection of food chains and a graphical representation of what-eats-what in an ecological community.

Question 12

Energy pyrmind

Answer 12

An ecological pyramid is a graphical representation designed to show the biomass or bioproductivity at each trophic level in a given ecosystem.

Question 13

Carrying capacity

Answer 13

the number or quantity of people or things that can be conveyed or held by a vehicle or container.

Question 14

Prey

Answer 14

an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food.

Question 15

Predator

Answer 15

an animal that naturally preys on others.

Question 16

Mutualism

Answer 16

the doctrine that mutual dependence is necessary to social well-being.

Question 17

Commensalism

Answer 17

an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm.

Question 18

Parasitism

Answer 18

the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism.

Question 19

Producers

Answer 19

a person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale.

Question 20

Decomposers

Answer 20

an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.

Question 21

Desert

Answer 21

an area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year.

Question 22

Tundra

Answer 22

a cold and treeless plain where harsh conditions make it hard for plants and animals alike to survive

Question 23

Temperate deciduous forest

Answer 23

a biome that is always changing

Question 24

Tropical rainforest

Answer 24

mainly located between the latitudes of 23.5°N (the Tropic of Cancer) and 23.5°S (the Tropic of Capricorn)

Question 25

Coniferous forest

Answer 25

vegetation composed primarily of cone-bearing needle-leaved or scale-leaved evergreen trees, found in areas that have long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation

Question 26

Savanna

Answer 26

a grassy plain in tropical and subtropical regions, with few trees.

Question 27

Temperate grassland

Answer 27

areas of open grassy plains that are sparsely populated with trees