Ecology Unit Review

Front

What is the process producers use to make their own food?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What type of symbiotic relationship do lichens represent?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What is the relationship called when one organism benefits and the other is not affected?

Back

Commensalism

Front

What is the relationship called when both organisms benefit?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What is the term for living components of an ecosystem?

Back

Biotic

Front

What is the term for nonliving components of an ecosystem?

Back

Abiotic

Front

What is the circulation of carbon among Earth's atmosphere, land, oceans, and organisms called?

Back

The Carbon Cycle

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What is the primary source of energy for ecosystems?

Back

The Sun