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2021 Ecology Vocabulary

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Across
living things within an ecosystem
chain showing how energy passes from one organism to the next
place where an organism lives and that provides the types of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival
Each layer on a energy pyramid is called a ________ level.
eat herbivores, omnivores, or other carnivores
non-living parts of ecosystem-air/water/soil/sun
E/C: First woman to win the nobel prize for her ground-breaking research in to radiation.
organism that makes its own food, autotroph.
in an ecosystem, refers to the unique ways an organism survives, obtains food and shelter, and avoids danger
all the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment
largest number of individuals of a particular species that an ecosystem can support over time
(+, -) one organism benefits and the other is harmed in the symbiotic relationship.
(+,0) one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed in the symbiotic relationship.
organism that cannot make own food, they eat food from another source; a heterotroph
eat producers and consumers
an animal that is hunted and caught for food. It is a consumer; it may be a herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore.
Down
complex network of many interconnected food chains and feeding relationships
anything that can limit the size of a population, including living and nonliving features of an ecosystem, such as predators or drought
A single consumer that only eats producers or plants
E/C: Marine biologist who wrote the environmentally acclaimed book, "The Silent Spring"
(+,+) both organisms benefit in the symbiotic relationship.
Return nutrients to the soil by consuming wastes and dead organisms
one of any living thing
show the direction in which energy flows. As the amount of available energy decreases, the pyramid gets smaller.
animal that hunts and kills other animals for food. It is a type of consumer [carnivore or omnivore]
all the populations of species that occupy an area
Organisms that live in groups and occupy the same area
any close relationship between species, including mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism
large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems. Includes: Tundra, Desert, Tropical Rainforest, Temperate Rainforest, Grassland, Arctic Tundra, Temperate Deciduous Forest
study of the interactions that take place among organisms and their environment