During the age of the dinosaurs, NJ was subtropical and humid. Today it is temperate. What has changed?

All the organisms of a particular type living in the same place at the same time is called a _______. An example is a herd of zebra.

These organisms can break down rocks and create soil through decomposition of their bodies

The ecological role an organism performs in their specific environment is considered the organism's

Which trophic level has the most energy available to it?

The number of individuals per unit area

What type of succession is shown going from figure A to figure B?

Beavers create damns in rivers which allow for other species to live in the ponds that they create as well as the damns themselves. Beavers are an example of

A country with an age structure that looks like this will most likely _________ in population.

Plants affect many nutrient cycles that allow for other life to receive the nutrients they need. Give an example of one

An interaction where one organisms benefits from the relationship but the other is neither helped nor harmed

This is the process of change in the species structure of an ecological community over time. The time scale can be decades (for example, after a wildfire), or even millions of years after a mass extinction.

This type of succession that occurs after a forest fire