Ecology Exam review

eat both plants and animals

biosphere

which is an example of an autotroph?

process that is the reverse of photosynthesis

which organism captures atmospheric nitrogen for the process of nitrogen fixation?

which is not a phase of water

one organism benefits & the other organism is not harmed

air, water, soil, sun, rainfall, rocks, temperature

the exchange of matter through the biosphere

animal urine and decomposition of dead animals

each step in a food chain

Which is not a type of symbiosis?

organism that pursues another organism

which is not a omnivore?

which one is a herbivore?

example of an detritivore

get energy by consuming others

Which is not a carnivore?

evaporation, condensation, transpiration

Which of the following is not a biotic factor

scientist that studies ecology

organism that is pursued

which is not a level of organization?

organisms recycle what back into the air during respiration?

rain, snow, sleet

model representing interconnected food chains and how energy flows through a group of organisms

autotroph

close relationship that exists when 2 or more species live together

organisms live closely together and benefit from each other

the total mass of living matter at each trophic level

what do organism need to sustain life and undergo life processes?

all living things are composed of?

living things

herbivore

detritivores

one organism benefits at the expense of another organism

herbivores, carnivores, omnivores,& detritivores

eat only meat

what are biomes?

when more than one organism uses a resource at the same time

What cycle is pictured?

study of the relationships among living organisms & their interactions with their environments

the first level in a food chain are what?

area where an organism lives