Engery Pyramid Flashcards
ENERGY PYRAMID
A energy pyramid is a model that shows the available amount of energy
FOOD WEB
A food web shows the different food relationships among animals
DECOMPOSER
Other organisms that break down other decaying organisms
FOOD CHAIN
A food chain is a model that shows one set of feeding relationships
Coniferous
Plants that produce reproductive organs called cones
CONSUMER
An organism that eats other living things
BIOME
A ecological community such as grasslands,tropical rainforests, or dessert
DECIDIOUS
A forest containing trees that loose their leaves each year
CYCLE
A process that repeats
NITROGEN CYCLE
A process which nitrogen in the atmosphere enters the soil and becomes part of living organisms
BIOTIC FACTORS
The living things in an ecosystem are called biotic factors
PRODUCER
A organism that makes its own food
Carbon cycle
A natural cycle which carbon compounds enter
Predator
An animal that hunts
Prey
An animal that is hunted
Succession
The action of process
Abiotic factors
Non- living things
LAB SAFETY RULES
Know what to do if something happens and knowing how to act
Ecology
The branch of biology
Water cycle
The cycle of processes by which water circulates
Metric system
The decimal measuring system based on the meter liter and gram
Levels of organization
It is divided into five levels. Cells, tissues, organ systems, and organisms
Dependent variable
A variable whose value depends on that of another
Independent variable
A variable that stays the same
