Ecology FL24 Quarter 2 Review

A factor that limits the growth of a population regardless of its density, such as natural disasters like tornadoes.

A curve or bend in a river, often formed by the erosion of the riverbank.

10%.

The process by which the concentration of toxins increases in the bodies of organisms at each successive trophic level.

Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground.

A specific level in a food chain or food web, representing organisms that share the same function in the ecosystem.

Producers, such as plants, convert sunlight into energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.

A species that has a disproportionately large effect on its environment relative to its abundance.

The process by which ecosystems change and develop over time, often following a disturbance.