Ecology Flashcards
The scientific study of the relationship between living things and their environment is called ______________.
ecology
Living things are called ________________.
organisms
All organisms need food, water, shelter, and ______________ to survive.
space
Communities of living and nonliving that that interact in certain environments are called ___________________.
ecosystems
What is this antelope’s adaptation to survive in the open savanna?
speed
Arctic lands are called the ______________.
tundra
What is the fish’s adaptation to survive in water?
gills
What type of tree loses its leaves?
deciduous
What type of tree has pine cones and pine needles?
coniferous
Which animals or living organisms eat other living things?
consumers
Which animals are consumers that break down dead animals and plants?
decomposers
What is the process where green plants use light to turn water and carbon dioxide into food?
photosynthesis
What are the animals that make their own energy and provide their own nutrients?
producers
All of the energy in our world can be traced back to the _____________.
sun
The connecting steps in a food chain are called __________ levels.
trophic
What are consumers that eat only plants called?
herbivores
What are consumers that eat only meat called?
carnivores
What is the name of a consumer who eats plants and animals called?
omnivores
What is always on the bottom trophic level of a food chain?
producers
Where do producers get their energy from?
the sun
Who makes up the second trophic level of the food chain?
omnivores and herbivores
Who is at the third trophic level of the food chain?
carnivores
What are mushrooms, insects, and microorganisms examples of?
decomposers
In science, this word means a state of balance.
equilibrium
What would happen if hawks suddenly disappeared off the planet?
The mice population would grow and be out of control.
What is it called when nature is thrown out of balance?
disequilibrium
What happened when humans killed the white-tailed deer’s predators off?
The deer population grew out of control.
If something is changing slowly over a long period of time it is _______________.
gradual
If something shows little or no change, it is _______________.
static
On the energy pyramid, which group has the most energy?
producers
On the energy pyramid, which group has the least energy?
carnivores
There are more ___________ than any other group of living organisms at the 2nd trophic level.
insects
A long period of little or no rain that causes damage to plants, animals, and people.
drought
Seasonal heavy rains in the Indian Ocean and in southern Asia.
monsoons
A sudden event in nature that causes terrible damage.
natural disasters
Dangerous ocean waves often caused by an underwater earthquake.
tsunami
What is it called when people clear a huge amount of the trees from the forest.
deforestation
What does agriculture mean?
Having to do with farming.
What does manufacturing mean?
creating
What word means unable to be renewed?
nonrenewable
What word means able to be replaced by nature?
renewable
What are the people called whose job it is to protect and care for something or someone?
stewards
Air, wood, and water are _______________ resources.
renewable
Coal, oil, and gas are _____________ resources.
non-renewable
The natural underground areas containing fresh water are called ______________.
aquifers
