the study of interactions between organisms and the interactions that organisms have with their environment.
Ecology
A large, relatively distinct region with a similar climate, soil, plants, and animals
Biome
All the living things in an ecosystem are called ______________________ factors
Biotic
All the non-living things in an ecosystem are called ______________________ factors.
Abiotic
Name a biotic factor
Any living organism. (Plant, Animal, etc.)
Name an abiotic factor.
Anything that is non-living. (Water, Soil, Humidity, Temperature, etc.)
An interaction of organisms in an ecosystem is called _________________.
Symbiosis
A feeding relationship where one organism hunts and one is hunted.
Predation
An organism that helps to recycle nutrients within an ecosystem by eating dead or decaying organisms is a:
Decomposer
This is known as a relationship in which one organism benefits, while the other is unaffected.
Commensalism
A relationship between two organisms where one benefits while the other is harmed is known as what?
Parasitism
A Relationship where both organism benefit is known as what?
Mutualism
A clownfish uses a sea anemone as a safe place to live. While living there, the clownfish lures in food for the anemone. This is an example of what type of relationship?
Mutualism
A mosquito feeds off of the blood of different organisms. This usually causes discomfort to the organism and sometimes disease and death. This is an example of:
Parasitism
What do the arrows show in a food web?
They point in the direction that energy is flowing
A living thing that makes its own food is called a...
Producer
