NGS Principles of Ecology

Descrie the relationship between a pelican and fish.

The ability of living things to survive environmental changes is called __ .

How many consumers in this food chain: plant-cricket-bird-cat?

Non-living parts of the environment are the ___ factors.

An organism that feeds on plant/animal remains and other dead matter are __ .

When organisms of different species live together in a close, long-term relationship...

The forest where a bird spends its entire life is its ___ .

How may water return to earth?

This is a large group of ecosystems that share the same type of climax community.

A dog and tick portray this relationship.

Aquatic biomes may include _ .

Heterotroph might get their energy from this food.

Food availability, temperature, and space are __ factors for an particular organism.

____ succession takes place on land with NO living organisms.

Organisms using chemosynthesis make food by capturing ___ energy.

What LINKS all the food chains in an ecosystem together?

Interactions between biotic populations and abiotic factors in a community are the _.

This succession takes place after an existing community is destroyed.

Autotrophs are also known as ___ .

A community interaction where two species are fighting for the same food source.

In the water cycle, what step allows water vapor to return to the atmosphere?

A collection of interacting populations is called __.

Pioneer species are the ___ to populate an area.

If one species benefits at the expense of another, this is called_.

An organism is a ___ living thing.

Community changes that occur due to a natural disaster, like forest fire, would be a _.

Biome with cold, dark, long winters, permafrost, and animals like caribou...

When both species benefit from a relationship, this is __ .

This represents the amount of energy that exists in each level of a food web.

In a desert biome, which abiotic factor may be present?

Two organisms may occupy the same niche in same habitat at same time IF of

All the living/non-living things and the entire planet make up the __ .

A group of organisms of the same species that live in the same place make a ___.

The study of interactions between organisms and environment is called _.

The largest part of the biosphere is made of __, about 75% of Earth's surface.

Autotrophs obtain their food by _.

The main energy source for all life on earth is the ___ .

Why is phytoplankton important in aquatic food webs?

A cattle egret eats insects that may bother the cattle. This is symbiosis called _.

Biome with warm temps, tall grass, and herbivores...

An herbivore would most likely eat ___ .