Environmental Science Midterm 24-25

Front

What is the pathway of energy transfer through various stages as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms?

Back

Food chain

Front

What do you call an organism that eats only plants?

Back

Herbivore

Front

What is the term for the permanently frozen layer of soil or subsoil found in arctic regions?

Back

Permafrost

Front

What is an organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms or their byproducts and cannot synthesize organic compounds from inorganic materials?

Back

Heterotroph

Front

What is a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area and interbreed?

Back

Population

Front

What is the term for the interconnected food chains in an ecosystem?

Back

Food web

Front

What do you call organisms that can produce their own food using sunlight or chemical energy?

Back

Autotroph

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

Back

Biodiversity

Front

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

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What do you call the non-living components of an ecosystem, such as water, soil, and air?

Back

Abiotic factors