2023 Ecology and Diversity

an association between two organisms in which one benefits and the other derives neither benefit nor harm

____deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

An animal which feeds on dead organic material.

The majestic trees, the playful squirrels, the delicate flowers, nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and the bustling insects;

An animal that feeds on plants.

The ecological interaction between two or more species where each species has a net benefit.

Abiotic factors in an environment include such items as

Association between two different organisms wherein one benefits at the expense of the other.

Lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) make their home in human hair and feed on blood.

The highest taxonomic rank of all organisms taken together.

The science of naming, describing and classifying organisms.

An organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances.

The state or condition of feeding on plants.

In the wild, the ____________ consists of who eats whom.

The regions of the surface and atmosphere of the earth or another planet occupied by living organisms.

The process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy

Interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association.

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

The genus name is

An overabundance of nutrients—primarily nitrogen and phosphorus—in water .

A group of organisms of the same species who inhabit the same particular geographical area.

An animal that feeds on other animals.

What is the scientific name of firebug?

A competition between individuals from the same species.

An organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances.