Ecology

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

The study of organisms to one another and their environment

Question 2

sunlight

Answer 2

light from the sun that is the source of all energy

Question 3

Autotrophs / producers

Answer 3

organism’s that make their own food
bacteria and fungi

Question 4

Heterotrophs/ consumers

Answer 4

organisms that eat other organisms for their food
examples dogs fish birds humans

Question 5

Types of consumers

Answer 5

Carnivores, detrivores, omnivore, herbivore

Question 6

herbivore

Answer 6

An animal that eats mainly plants
examples : cows, elk, sheep, mice, and buffalo

Question 7

Carnivore

Answer 7

A animal that eats the meat of another animal
examples : lions, sharks, tigers

Question 8

omnivore

Answer 8

Animals that eats plants and animals
Examples: pig, turtle, bears

Question 9

detrivores

Answer 9

animals that feed on dead organism

examples: crabs, worms, and flys

Question 10

decomposer

Answer 10

an organism that decomposes dead or decaying organic matter

examples fungi, beetles, earth worms

Question 11

Biotic

Answer 11

Something that is living

Question 12

A biotic

Answer 12

something that is not living

Question 13

primary consumers

Answer 13

these are trophic level 2 and are herbivores

Question 14

secondary consumers

Answer 14

secondary consumers are trophic level 3 and are omnivores and carnivores

Question 15

tertiary consumers

Answer 15

these are trophic level 4 and are carnivores

Question 16

quaternary consumers

Answer 16

these are trophic level 5 and are the top carnivores the apex predators

Question 17

Biotic vs a biotic

Answer 17

living vs non living

Question 18

symbiosis

Answer 18

interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.

Question 19

Parasitism

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Mutualism

Answer 20

symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved.

Question 21

Commensalism

Answer 21

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

Question 22

Habitat

Answer 22

A habitat is a place where an organism makes its home. A habitat meets all the environmental conditions an organism needs to survive.

Question 23

Niche

Answer 23

n ecology, the term “niche” describes the role an organism plays in a community.

Question 24

prey and predator

Answer 24

The predator hunts animals to eat them and the prey is hunted by animals that want to eat them

Question 25

Pyramid of Numbers.

Answer 25

shows the total number of individual organisms at each level in the food chain of an ecosystem

Question 26

Pyramid of Biomass.

Answer 26

the representation of total living biomass or organic matter present at different trophic levels in an ecosystem.

Question 27

Pyramid of Energy.

Answer 27

a graphical representation of the energy found within the trophic levels of an ecosystem

Question 28

Ammensalism

Answer 28

One organism is restrained/destroyed and the other is unaffected