1. Chapter 18 Review Sheet

2. Study of the interactions of living organisms and their environment ecology

3. Different organisms living in a particular place community

4. Organisms, soil, weather, water, energy make up an ecosystem

5. Organisms linked together that depend on each other interdependence

6. What an organisms eats, where it lives etc… is it’s: niche

7. Where an animal lives habitat

8. How can organisms deal with unfavorable conditions? Dormancy Migration Regulate body temp.

9. Grasses, trees, plants photosynthetic algae are producers

10. “Special” name for ALL of the cycles biogeochemical

11. Parts of the water cycle Evaporation Condensation Precipitation Transpiration

12. How can humans affect the carbon cycle? Fossil fuels Clearing forests Killing plants

13. An organism that CANNOT regulate their internal conditions conformer

14. An animal that CAN regulate their internal conditions regulator

15. Organic material that is made in an ecosystem biomass

16. Meat eaters carnivore

17. Plant eater herbivore

18. Bacteria that break down dead tissue decomposer

19. Interrelated food chains Food web

20. One way path of feeding relationships Food chain

21. As you move up the trophic levels _________ is lost Energy (lost as heat)

22. Two main parts of the carbon cycle Photosynthesis Respiration

23. Water in the soil is Groundwater

24. The conversion of nitrogen gas to nitrate by the action of bacteria is Nitrogen fixation

25. Short Answer Give an example of: (4 Points) Can wildcard parts Producer: Consumer: Herbivore: Carnivore:

26. What is the difference between a niche and a habitat? (2 points)