level: Ecological Terms and Concepts
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Ecological Terms and Concepts
Question | Answer |
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What is ecology? | The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment |
What is an Abiotic factor? | Non-living factors |
What is a Biotic factor? | Living factors (to environment) |
What does Abundance mean? | How many? The count. |
What does Distribution mean? | Where are they? |
Population vs community vs ecosystem | Population: a species amount living in an area Community: All the populations put together Ecosystem: The community plus abiotic factors (cycles). |
What is nutrient cycling? | Nutrients never leave, energy does. |
What are the 5 trophic levels? | Producers, Primary Consumers, Secondary Consumers, Tertiary Consumers |
What are producers? | Plant, phytoplankton (make their own food) |
Primary consumers? | Eat producers. |
Secondary Consumer? | Eat primary consumer. |
Tertiary Consumer? | eat secondary consumer |