1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 Parts of an Ecosystem RelationshipsNutrition Changes in an Ecosystem Energy

2. Parts of an Ecosystem for $100 Any organism that performs photosynthesis

3. Autotroph/Producer Parts of an Ecosystem for $100

4. Parts of an Ecosystem for $200 Any organism that must obtain food and eat to obtain nutrients

5. Parts of an Ecosystem for $200 Heterotroph/Consumer

6. Parts of an Ecosystem for $300 Any organism that causes dead organisms to decay, recycling nutrients back into the soil

7. Parts of an Ecosystem for $300 Decomposer

8. Parts of an Ecosystem for $400 Term meaning “Organic material” that is present in an ecosystem. This type of factor is either a living organism (or dead/something once alive), or some product of a living organism (like feces or tree sap)

9. Parts of an Ecosystem for $400 Biotic Factors

10. Parts of an Ecosystem for $500 Three examples of key abiotic factors in an ecosystem

11. Parts of an Ecosystem for $500 Water, Carbon Dioxide, Oxygen, Temperature, Land, etc

12. Relationships for $100 Animal that hunts for its food

13. Relationships for $100 Predator

14. Relationships for $200 Animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal

15. Relationships for $200 Prey

16. Relationships for $300 Type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits by harming another organism (tapeworms, lice, etc)

17. Relationships for $300 Parasitism

18. Relationships for $400 Type of symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit from their close interaction

19. Relationships for $400 Mutualism

20. Relationships for $500 The type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits from a close interaction and the other organism is unaffected

21. Relationships for $500 Commensalism

22. Nutrition for $100 Autotrophs make these energy-rich compounds through photosynthesis

23. Nutrition for $100 Carbohydrates/Glucose

24. Nutrition for $200 Primary consumers in a food chain must always eat what kind of food?

25. Nutrition for $200 Producers/Autotrophs

26. Nutrition for $300 Term used to describe animals that eat both plants and other animals

27. Nutrition for $300 Omnivores

28. Nutrition for $400 The term used to describe animals that eat producers

29. Nutrition for $400 Herbivores

30. Nutrition for $500 Term used to describe a complicated pattern of overlapping food chains

31. Nutrition for $500 Food Web

32. Changes in an Ecosystem for $100 An organism’s role in the ecosystem

33. Changes in an Ecosystem for $100 Niche

34. Changes in an Ecosystem for $200 Term used to describe a stable ecosystem that has completed succession

35. Changes in an Ecosystem for $200 Climax Community

36. Changes in an Ecosystem for $300 A group of one type of organism living in a community

37. Changes in an Ecosystem for $300 Population

38. Changes in an Ecosystem for $400 Failure of a species to adapt to a changing ecosystem will result in the ___________ of that species

39. Changes in an Ecosystem for $400 Extinction/Death

40. Changes in an Ecosystem for $500 Process of change that occurs in an ecosystem as new plant and animal life enter where no life had been before

41. Changes in an Ecosystem for $500 Primary Succession

42. Energy for $100 All of the energy that is present in an ecosystem comes from this source

43. Energy for $100 Sun

44. Energy for $200 Type of organism that can transform light energy into chemical energy

45. Energy for $200 Autotrophs/Producers

46. Energy for $300 Percentage of calories lost at each step up on the food chain

47. Energy for $300 90%; only 10% gets passed on

48. Energy for $400 How energy is lost as it is transferred to the next level of the food chain

49. Energy for $400 Metabolism/Obtaining Food/Heat is released

50. Energy for $500 These two types of organisms must be present in order for an ecosystem to be self-sustaining as they make food for other organisms and break down dead/decaying organic materials

51. Energy for $500 Producers and Decomposers

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53. 400 600 800 1000 200 400 600 800 1000 200 400 600 800 1000 200 400 600 800 1000 200 400 600 800 1000 200 Biome “Means” Populations & Growth Chemical Cycling Human Impact Biodiversity

54. Biome “Means” for $200 Frozen subsoil found in the Tundra

55. Biome “Means” for $200 Permafrost

56. Biome “Means” for $400 Terrestrial biome characterized by distinct seasons with trees that lose their leaves

57. Biome “Means” for $400 Temperate deciduous forest

58. Biome “Means” for $600 Biome with long, cold winters, cone-bearing trees, and animals that hibernate

59. Biome “Means” for $600 Taiga/Coniferous forest

60. Biome “Means” for $800 Areas where freshwater and saltwater meet, forming a nutrient rich dwelling for various species of life

61. Biome “Means” for $800 Estuaries

62. Biome “Means” for $1000 Located close to the equator, this biome has tall, broad-leaved trees and contains at least 50% of all the know species of life on Earth

63. Biome “Means” for $1000 Tropical Rainforest

64. Populations & Growth for $200 Method of counting populations involving trapping animals, releasing them, and trapping them again

65. Populations and Growth for $200 Mark and recapture

66. Populations and Growth for $400 Any condition that can restrict the growth of a population of organism (food, space, etc.)

67. Populations and Growth for $400 Limiting factor

68. Populations and Growth for $600 Type of growth curve shape demonstrating continuous growth from endless resources

69. Populations and Growth for $600 Exponential; J-shaped

70. Populations & Growth for $800 S-shaped (logistical curve) demonstrates growth that will flatline as a result of a population reaching this pivotal point where the environment cannot sustain them

71. Populations and Growth for $800 Carrying capacity

72. Populations and Growth for $1000 Factors such as fire, floods, and storms that impact populations regardless of the size of the population

73. Populations and Growth for $1000 Density-independent factors

74. Chemical Cycling for $200 Two processes that return water to the atmosphere

75. Chemical Cycling for $200 Transpiration and evaporation

76. Chemical Cycling for $400 Process by which carbon dioxide is released/breathed out and returned to the atmostphere when organisms break down organic compounds

77. Chemical Cycling for $400 Respiration

78. Chemical Cycling for $600 Nitrogen obtained by organisms is used to build proteins and this genetic substance

79. Chemical Cycling for $600 DNA/RNA/nucleic acids

80. Chemical Cycling for $800 Oxygen is released to the atmosphere as a waste product during this process carried out by producers

81. Chemical Cycling for $800 Photosynthesis

82. Chemical Cycling for $1000 These microscopic organisms convert nitrogen to a useable form so plants can use it

83. Chemical Cycling for $1000 Bacteria

84. Human Impact for $200 This act of clearing away plants for agriculture, lumbar, and other uses, results in increased buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere

85. Human Impact for $200 Deforestation

86. Human Impact for $400 Excess nitrogen from fertilizers can run off into ponds and streams causing this rapid growth of algae which leads to low oxygen levels

87. Human Impact for $400 Eutrophication

88. Human Impact for $600 Human activity, such as deforestation can cause a decline in transpiration, resulting in decreased return of this liquid back into the atmosphere, changing precipitation patterns

89. Human Impact for $600 Water

90. Human Impact for $800 DDT concentration in organisms increases as trophic levels get higher, a process called this

91. Human Impact for $800 Biological magnification

92. Human Impact for $1000 Chloroflurocarbons react with this naturally occuring gas, breaking it apart and increasing the amount of UV rays allowed to reach Earth’s surface

93. Human Impact for $1000 Ozone

94. Biodiversity for $200 Destruction of these places where organisms live increases their chance of not surviving from inability to adapt and lack/limited resource availability

95. Biodiversity for $200 Habitat

96. Biodiversity for $400 The activity of hunting or gathering organisms in large quantities where lower numbers of remaining individuals are not able to sustain the population

97. Biodiversity for $400 Overexploitation

98. Biodiversity for $600 Another name for non-native species that prey on native species or compete with them for resources

99. Biodiversity for $600 Introduced Species

100. Biodiversity for $800 Term used to describe the protecting and sustaining of resources for the future

101. Biodiversity for $800 Conservation

102. Biodiversity for $1000 The first three ecological levels, from smallest to largest, that only pertain to living things (biotic factors)

103. Biodiversity for $1000 Organism, Population, Community