ecosystems

Question 1

non-living components of an ecosystem that affect other living organisms

Answer 1

abiotic factors

Question 2

environmental factors associated with living organisms in an ecosystem that affect each other eg. predation, disease

Answer 2

biotic factors

Question 3

a community of animals, plants, and bacteria interrelated with the physical and chemical environment

Answer 3

ecosystems

Question 4

transfer of biomass from one trophic level to another

Answer 4

biomass transfer

Question 5

the level at which an organism feeds in a food chain

Answer 5

trophic level

Question 6

the rate of production of new biomass by producers

Answer 6

productivity

Question 7

the final stable community that exists after the process of succession has occurred

Answer 7

climax community

Question 8

happens when succession is stopped or interfered with, such as by grazing or when a lawn is mowed

Answer 8

deflected succession

Question 9

the species that begin the process of succession, often colonising an area as the first living things there

Answer 9

pioneer species

Question 10

progressive change in a community of organisms over time

Answer 10

succession