Ecology

Question 1

Biodiversity

Answer 1

Variety of life

Question 2

Bioaccumulation

Answer 2

When organisms absorb toxins faster than they can remove them

Question 3

Biomagnification

Answer 3

A chemical increases in concentration as it travels UP the food chain

Question 4

Photosynthesis

Answer 4

CO2 + H2O + E (light) —> C6H2O6 (sugar) + O2

Question 5

Cellular Respiration

Answer 5

C6H1206 + O2 —> CO2 + H2O + E (breaks down sugar to useable forms of energy, in this case carbon dioxide and water

Question 6

Trophic level

Answer 6

Each level of a food chain is called a trophic level

-1st Trophic level (producer)
-2nd Trophic level (primary consumer)
-3rd Trophic level (secondary consumer)
-4th Trophic level (tertiary consumer)
-5th Trophic level (quaternary consumer)

Question 7

Restorative ecology

Answer 7

the scientific study of repairing disturbed ecosystems through human intervention.

Question 8

Biomes

Answer 8

Large area that has a particular climate and particular species of plants and animals

Question 9

Keystone species

Answer 9

A species which others largely depend on and if it were to disappear, the ecosystem would change drastically

Question 10

Biocontrol + Bioremediation

Answer 10

-the control of the growth of an insect or pest by using a biological agent or living organism
-the use of microbes to clean up contaminated soil and groundwater

Question 11

Food Webs VS Chain

Answer 11

-food webs are composed of MANY interacting food chains in an ecosystem
-a food chain follows ONE path of energy and interactions between species