Ecology Review

Front

What type of relationship exists when a tapeworm lives in the intestine of a cat and absorbs nutrients?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What type of ecological succession begins with bare rock?

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Primary succession

Front

What occurs when a population exceeds its carrying capacity?

Back

The population starts to die off.

Front

What is the term for an organism that consumes other organisms for energy?

Back

Consumer

Front

What do you call two or more members of the same species living and interacting in the same area?

Back

Population

Front

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

Back

Autotrophs

Front

What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?

Back

Primary succession starts on bare rock, while secondary succession occurs in areas where a disturbance has destroyed a community but left the soil intact.

Front

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

Back

Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.

Front

What is carrying capacity?

Back

The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support sustainably.

Front

What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.