Relationships

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Relationships
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Natures Way of Recycling
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Ecology
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Trophic Levels
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Energy Flow
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Miscellaneous
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Both organisms benefit from living together.
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Mutualism
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An association where one organisms benefits,
while the other neither benefits nor is harmed.
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Commensalism
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A long term relationship in which one organism
obtains nutrients from another.
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Parasitism
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A close relationship between two organisms of
different species. Ex. microbes located in the
digestive tract.
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Symbiosis
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The use or defense of a resource by one
individual that reduces the availability of that
resource to other individuals.
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Competition
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The process by which inorganic materials move
from the atmosphere to soil, into living
organisms and back again.
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Biogeochemical Cycles
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T/F During ammonification, bacteria convert
nitrogen gas into ammonium compounds.
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False
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An increase in the ability of the atmosphere to
trap heat.
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Greenhouse Effect
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The cycle that photosynthesis and respiration are
the base for.
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Carbon-Oxygen Cycle
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Convert nitrogen gas (N2) into ammonium compounds
(NH4OH).
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Nitrogen Fixation
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The way of life of a species.
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niche
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The nonliving parts of the environment.
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abiotic factors
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An ecological unit that includes all the
interacting parts of an environment in an area.
Ex. a cave, a pond
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ecosystem
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All the living organisms that inhabit an
environment. Ex. plants, animals, protists
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biotic factors
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The portion of Earth that sustains life. It
extends from high in the atmosphere to the
bottom of the oceans.
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biosphere
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These are autotrophic organisms that manufacture
their own food
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producers
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This means that it must consume food to get
energy.
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Heterotroph
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These heterotrophs can be classified into two
main groups.
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Primary and Secondary Consumers
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This group of organisms break down dead tissue
and animal wastes.
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Decomposers
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What are the 4 classifications of consumers based
on what they eat.
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Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores, Scavengers
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Interrelated food chains in an ecosystem is call?
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Food Web
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A specific sequence in which organisms get energy
in an ecosystem.
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Food Chain
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Name that pyramid.
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Numbers Pyramid
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Name that pyramid.
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Energy Pyramid
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Name that pyramid.
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Biomass Pyramid
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What are the 4 steps to the water cycle?
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Condensation Precipitation Transpiration Evaporati
on
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A state of severely reduced physiological
activity during the winter months.
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Hibernation
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Competition between organisms of the same species
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Intraspecific Competition
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What are the 3 steps of the Nitrogen cycle?
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Nitrogen Fixation Ammonification Denitrification
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A cycle of activity occurring every 24 hours.
(ex. Pedals of a flower opening in the morning
and closing in the evening.
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Circadian Rhythm