Ecology I Ecology III Taxonomy/ Diversity of Life Random Stuff Ecology II
The study of the interaction of living organisms with eachother and with their physical environment
ECOLOGY
The physical location in which a given species lives
HABITAT
These organisms eat both producers and consumers
OMNIVORES
A group of organisms of different species living together in a particular place
COMMUNITY
The percentage of energy moving from one trophic level to the next
10%
Precipitation, evaporation & transpiration are all processes in this cycle
WATER
Nitrogen fixation is primarily carried out by these types of organisms
BACTERIA
A symbiotic relationship where one member benefits and the other is harmed
PARASITISM
Something that controls the growth or size of a population
LIMITING FACTOR
Draw an exponential growth curve
See picture
The measure of the human impact on the biosphere
ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
The number of different species in the biosphere or in a particular area
SPECIES DIVERSITY
Overgrazing, climate change, drought can cause this in farmlands
DESERTIFICATION
An natural phenomenon that helps to regulate the Earth’s temperature.
GREENHOUSE EFFECT
The release of these into the atmosphere contribute to holes in the ozone layer
CFC’S
Universal system of naming living things
BINOMIAL NOMENCLATURE
Three domains of living things
BACTERIA, ARCHAEA, EUKARYA
Correct order of hierarchy from most inclusive to least inclusive
KINGDOM PHYLUM CLASS ORDER FAMILY GENUS SPECIES
In the scientific name Felis domesticus, which word signifies the genus of the cat?
Felis
The two domains of only unicellular prokaryotes are
ARCHAEA & BACTERIA
Fungi have cell walls made of this
CHITIN
What do animals, plants, protists & fungi have in common?
ALL EUKARYOTES
Give one example of a renewable resource
WATER, FEW TREES, WIND
When we burn fossil fuels and destroy vegetation, we are affecting which cycle?
CARBON CYCLE
All organisms in an ecosystem are linked together in a network of interactions. This quality is called
INTERDEPENDENCE