Ecosystems

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Plankton that uses photosynthesis

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Phytoplankton are microscopic organisms that live in watery environments and can produce their own food through photosynthesis.

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What do you call it when one species benefits and the other species is not really affected in any way?

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Commensalism is a type of symbiotic relationship where one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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All the organisms in an area that belong to the same species...

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Population refers to a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area.

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Organisms that can produce their own source of food are called...

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Autotrophs are organisms that can create their own food, typically through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.

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All the living factors in an ecosystem...

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Biotic factors are the living components of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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What is the term for organisms that cannot produce their own food and must consume other organisms?

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Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot synthesize their own food and rely on other sources of organic carbon.

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What is the relationship called where both species benefit?

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Mutualism is a symbiotic relationship where both species involved benefit from the interaction.

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What do you call the non-living components of an ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors are the non-living parts of an ecosystem, such as sunlight, water, and minerals.

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What is the term for a group of different species living together in a specific area?

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Community refers to all the different populations of species that live and interact in a particular area.

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

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Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.