Unit 2 List 1 Ecology

Question 1

Abiotic Factors

Answer 1

a non-living part of an ecosystem

Question 2

Autotrophs

Answer 2

Makes its own food

Question 3

Biotic Factors

Answer 3

Living parts of an ecosystem

Question 4

Bioaccumulation

Answer 4

an increase in the concentration of a chemical in a biological organism over time

Question 5

Carbon Sink

Answer 5

anything that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases

Question 6

Carnivore

Answer 6

Meat eater

Question 7

Commensalism

Answer 7

A relationship where one benefits and the other isn’t harmed

Question 8

Competition

Answer 8

Fighting for food, land, etc

Question 9

Energy Pyramid

Answer 9

a model that shows the flow of energy

Question 10

Decomposer

Answer 10

breaks down dead organisms

Question 10

Consumer

Answer 10

Eats producers

Question 11

Ecosystem

Answer 11

a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Question 12

Food Chain

Answer 12

the sequence of transfers of matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism

Question 13

Food Web

Answer 13

consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.

Question 13

Habitat

Answer 13

Natural home of an organism

Question 14

Herbivore

Answer 14

An organism that only eats plants

Question 15

Heterotrophs

Answer 15

Organisms that cant make their own food

Question 16

Leaching

Answer 16

a process of extracting a substance from a solid material that is dissolved in a liquid

Question 17

Limiting Factor

Answer 17

Anything that controls a population size and stops it from growing

Question 18

Mutualism

Answer 18

A relationship where both organism benefit

Question 19

Niche

Answer 19

an organism unique way of lving

Question 20

Omnivore

Answer 20

A organism that eats both plants and animals

Question 21

Ocean Acidification

Answer 21

a reduction in the pH of the ocean over an extended period of time, caused primarily by uptake of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere

Question 22

Parasitism

Answer 22

A relationship where one organism gets harmed and the other organism benefits

Question 23

Phytoplankton

Answer 23

plankton consisting of microscopic plants.

Question 24

Pioneer Species

Answer 24

species that first colonize new habitats created by disturbance.

Question 25

Population

Answer 25

the whole number of inhabitants occupying an area

Question 26

Predation

Answer 26

An animal hunting another animal

Question 27

Predator

Answer 27

an animal who hunts

Question 28

Prey

Answer 28

An animal who gets hunted

Question 29

Primary Succession

Answer 29

happens when a new patch of land is created or exposed for the first time.

Question 30

Producer

Answer 30

An animal who makes its own food

Question 31

Secondary Succession

Answer 31

happens when a climax community or intermediate community is impacted by a disturbance

Question 32

Species Overshoot

Answer 32

when a population exceeds its carrying capacity

Question 33

sustainability

Answer 33

the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.