Ecology Review

Front

What is the ecological relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

Back

Commensalism

Front

What percentage of energy is typically passed on to the next trophic level in an ecosystem?

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10%

Front

What is the main source of energy for Earth?

Back

The sun

Front

What happens to 90% of the energy as you move up a food pyramid or chain?

Back

It is lost as heat to the environment.

Front

What type of ecological relationship involves both organisms benefiting from the interaction?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What is the term for the role an organism plays in its ecosystem, including its habitat and interactions with other organisms?

Back

Niche

Front

What is the term for organisms that produce their own food, typically through photosynthesis?

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Producers

Front

What is the ecological relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What are organisms that eat primary producers called?

Back

Primary consumers

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

Back

Carrying capacity