Lab 13 Ecology Flashcards
An ecosystem includes:
- all living organisms in an area
- the climate
- available shelter
A group of individuals of the same species living in the same geographical location at the and time is called a(n):
Population
Which trophic level is autotrophic?
Primary producers
An organism that eats a producer is a(n):
- herbivore
- omnivore
In which type of interaction are both species benefited?
Mutualism
Which of the following organisms is an omnivore?
Humans
How much energy, on the average, is usually transferred from one trophic level to the next higher level?
10%
The ultimate source of energy entering an ecosystem comes from the:
Sun
When a population has reached it’s alerting capacity, it is in the________ phase of growth.
Equilibrium
A large number of offspring with a high mortality rate is characteristic of which survivorship curve?
Type III
