Unit 2 List 1 Ecology RC

Question 1

Abiotic Factors

Answer 1

A non-living factor

Question 2

Autotrophs

Answer 2

An organism that can make its own energy

Question 3

Biotic Factors

Answer 3

A living factor

Question 4

Bioaccumulation

Answer 4

When chemicals build up inside of an organism

Question 5

Carbon Sink

Answer 5

Anything that absorbs more carbon that it releases into the atmosphere

Question 6

Carnivore

Answer 6

An organism that only eats animals for food

Question 7

Commensalism

Answer 7

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is neutral

Question 8

Competition

Answer 8

When organisms compete with each other for a limited resource

Question 9

Consumer

Answer 9

An organism that relies on other organisms for energy (food)

Question 10

Decomposer

Answer 10

An organism that decomposes dead organisms for energy

Question 10

Ecosystem

Answer 10

All of the biotic and abiotic factors in an area

Question 11

Food Web

Answer 11

A complex series of food chains in an ecosystem

Question 12

Energy Pyramid

Answer 12

A model/pyramid displaying the flow of energy from trophic level to trophic level

Question 12

Food Chain

Answer 12

A chain showing the flow of energy from organism to organism

Question 13

Habitat

Answer 13

The environment and home of an organism

Question 14

Herbivore

Answer 14

An organism that only eats plants

Question 15

Leaching

Answer 15

Extracting a substance in a solid material by dissolving it

Question 15

Heterotrophs

Answer 15

An animal that needs to eat other organisms for food

Question 16

Limiting Factor

Answer 16

A factor that limits the size of a population

Question 17

Mutualism

Answer 17

A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit

Question 18

Niche

Answer 18

Environmental factors or conditions that affect a species

Question 19

Ocean Acidification

Answer 19

A change in the pH level of ocean water that can be harmful to organisms living there

Question 20

Omnivore

Answer 20

An organism that eats both plants and animals

Question 21

Parasitism

Answer 21

A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed

Question 22

Phytoplankton

Answer 22

A microscopic marine algae

Question 23

Pioneer Species

Answer 23

A species that is the first to colonize an area or environment

Question 24

Population

Answer 24

A group of the same species in an area

Question 25

Predator

Answer 25

An organism that hunts down and eats an animal for food

Question 25

Predation

Answer 25

When energy is transferred through organisms when a predator hunts down prey

Question 26

Prey

Answer 26

An organism that is caught and used for food by a predator

Question 27

Primary Succession

Answer 27

When a species populates an area of land for the first time

Question 28

Producer

Answer 28

An organism that makes its own energy

Question 29

Secondary Succession

Answer 29

When an area that has previously been populated is disturbed and then later, a new community populates it

Question 30

Species Overshoot

Answer 30

When the population of a species is too much for its carrying capacity

Question 31

Sustainability

Answer 31

The ability to maintain something