ecology

Question 1

what is the reason for arrows in a food web

Answer 1

each pointing from one species to another, representing the flow of food energy from one feeding group of organisms to another.

Question 2

what is the equation for photosynthesis

Answer 2

6CO2 + 6H2O == C6H12O6 + 6O2) or (carbon dioxide + water == glucose + oxygen)

Question 3

organism:

Answer 3

a living thing (white-tailed deer, an owl, a tree) – an individual

Question 4

population/

Answer 4

a group of individuals of the same species capable of breeding with one another
and producing viable offspring (i.e. the same specie

Question 5

community

Answer 5

different populations of species that share a particular area (mammals, trees,
flowers, birds)

Question 6

ecosystems

Answer 6

includes both biotic and abiotic factors

Question 7

biome:

Answer 7

areas with similar climatic conditions

Question 8

biosphere

Answer 8

: all ecosystems on Earth
 the area around the planet where living things exist and interact

Question 9

example of carnivores and definition

Answer 9

lions, shark only eats animals

Question 10

example of herbivore and definition

Answer 10

giraffe, bunnies only eats plants

Question 11

example of omnivores and definition

Answer 11

bear, humans eats plants and animals

Question 12

examples of scavengers and definition

Answer 12

racoon, turkey vulture eat dead organisms (do not kill their own food)

Question 13

producer example and definition

Answer 13

grass an organism that makes it own food.