Ecology Definitions Pt.4

Question 1

CLIMATE

Answer 1

Refers to long-term, typical atmospheric conditions in an area, such as temperature and rainfall.

Question 1

EDAPHIC

Answer 1

Relates to the chemical and physical properties of the soil.

Question 2

ASPECT

Answer 2

Refers to the position of an area in relation to the sun.

Question 3

FOOD CHAIN

Answer 3

The sequence of transfer of matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism.

Question 4

FOOD WEB

Answer 4

Interconnected food chains within an ecosystem that shows the transfer of matter and energy through the trophic levels.

Question 5

TROPHIC LEVELS

Answer 5

The position in a food chain/food web/ecological pyramid.

Question 6

ECOLOGICAL PYRAMID

Answer 6

It’s a graphic representation in the form of a pyramid that shows the nutritional relationship between groups of organisms.

Question 7

BIOMASS

Answer 7

It is the mass of living biological organisms at a given time in a given area or ecosystem.

Question 8

BIOMASS PYRAMID

Answer 8

It is a graphic representation of biomass that occurs in a unit area of ​​different trophic levels.