Marine Ecology Vocab

Relationship in which one organism benefits from the relationship and the other is harmed

Which organism is the primary consumers in the pictured food webs? 

Process where organisms use the energy from chemical reactions to make organic molecules (food)

Represents a complex network of feeding relationships in an ecosystem. 

Who are the producers in the food web pictured.

This type of organism uses the energy from the sun to make organic molecules (food/energy)

A linear sequence of feeding relationships beginning with producers. 

Which term means the study of living organisms that make their home in the ocean. 

Which best illustrates the relationship between a producer and a consumer? 

Living environmental factors such as vegetation.

Predators that prevent the population of their prey from exploding are called: 

Relationship in which two organisms live together and both benefit from the relationship. 

Which term refers to the resources that are provided by the ocean.

An example of abiotic factors influencing marine organisms is

Relationship in which two organisms live together. 

This type of organism consumes organic molecules (food) to obtain energy.

This type of organism uses the energy from chemical reactions to make organic molecules (food)

Relationship in which one organism benefits while the other doesn't benefit nor is it harmed

Nonliving environmental factors such as salinity (amount of salt in a body of water)

Process where organisms use the energy from the sun to make organic molecules (food/energy)

Which terms means the study of ocean phenomena: waves, currents, tides?