Test 3 Flashcards
Compounds containing the elements carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen
Carbohydrates
Total amount of organisms per unit volume
Biomass
Organism that eats animals
Carnivore
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
Commensalism
Organisms that eat other organisms
Consumers
Organisms that eat dead plant and animals as well as animal waste
Decomposers
The transfer of energy from the sun to producers to consumers describes groups of organisms each of which is dependent in another for food
Food chain
Interrelated food chains in an ecosystem the feeding relationships between various plants and animals
Food web
Organism that eats only plants
Herbivore
A chemical reaction where water is used to break down compounds, typically occurs when food is digested
Hydrolysis
Shrimp like zooplankton
Krill
High energy nutrients such as fate and oils
Lipids
A chemical process in which animals break down and utilize nutrients
Metabolism
Naturally occurring inorganic elements and compounds found in water and soul that do not contain the element carbon
Minerals
A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit
Mutualism