Environmental Science: Ecology Unit with Gulf oil spill

In an ecosystem, less available energy means

The Earth and all the life on it is referred to as the __________________.

_________is the maximum number of organisms a ecosystem can hold

weather,natural disasters,seasonal changes and human activities are examples of

___ available within a trophic level is transferred to the organism at the next trophic level.

Abiotic factors are _______________.

A group of animals, from several different species, living in an area

Matter which make up the molecules in organisms does all of the following except

The term "food ______" refers to the complex and dynamic feeding relationships in an ecosystem,

__________________ are at the bottom of the energy pyramid.

Animals unnaturally introduced to an area are the _________ species.

___________ and ________________ determine plant life in an area.

Is the Gulf ecosystem still seeing the affects of the Oil spill today?

When an organism leaves a population for a new location with another population it is called __

The _________ shows a possible path of energy through the ecosystem.

A ______________ is where an organism fits and does its job within the ecosystem.

Group behavior has evolved because it can

The major source of energy for this planet

Biotic factors are _______________.

The higher you go up the energy pyramid, the ___________ energy there is available.

The first step BP preformed was finally capping the leak after

The process where land is created from volcanic eruption where life is now beginning to come

One group of the same species makes up a __________________.

After a fire wipes out a forest (all but the soil) ____________________ takes place.

A relationship between two unrelated species.

Biotic and abiotic factors determine

A term for an organism like bacteria that is used to help clean up a spill.

An organisms that eats others waste is called

In Ecology, the term ____________ refers to the mechanism that keeps a population from growing.

T/F: If one group of organisms is taken from a food web the food web may collapse

Organisms that are at the bottom of the food chain which convert carbon dioxide to oxygen

Commensalism is when __________ creature(s) benefit(s).

Parasitism is when __________ creature(s) benefits.

a way of using natural resources without depleting them while still providing for human needs

When an organism comes into a population from a different place/population it is called _____.

A region characterized by the similar dominant forms of life forms and climate.

The Deep-water Horizon Oil Spill caused disruption to the people who lived in

In an ecosystem at carrying capacity, organisms still compete for resources.

During the deep-water Horizon oil spill, approximately how many gallons were leaked into the gulf?

factors that are introduced once the size of the population reaches a certain number

Well established local animals are the _______________ species.

Mutualism is when __________ creature(s) benefit(s).

All of the living and non-living things in an area make up the ____________________.

Photosynthesis and cellular respiration are important to the cycling of carbon

This trophic level creates the energy for all the other levels

When water evaporates from leaves on a plant.