WorksheetsEcology Vocab part 2
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
____________is an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower .i.e Bee or butterfly
Keystone Species
Pollinator
Detritivore
Symbiosis
____________An animal that consumes both plants and animals to gain energy & matter.
Omnivore
Herbivore
Detritivore
Carnivore
____________An animal that consumes other animals to gain energy & matter.
Omnivore
Herbivore
Detritivore
Carnivore
____________is an organism that eats dead or decaying plants or animals as food. i.e. microorganisms such as bacteria and larger organisms such as fungi, insects, worms, and some crustaceans.
Omnivore
Herbivore
Detritivore
Carnivore
A vegetarian would most likely be called ________scientifically.
Omnivore
Herbivore
Detritivore
Carnivore
____________An organism that breaks down, but does not consume, dead organisms
Omnivore
Herbivore
Detritivore
Decomposer
___________When there is a limited supply of a resource an organism must fight over it
Competition
Predation
Commensalism
Symbiosis
___________An animal being hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal
Competition
Predation
Prey
Predator
___________An animal that captures and feeds on the other organism that serves as the prey
Competition
Predation
Prey
Predator
___________the relationship/interaction between predator and prey which influences organisms at two ecological levels.
Competition
Predation
Prey
Predator
____________A relationship between two different species
Predation
Symbiosis
Parasitism
Mutualism
Commensalism
____________A relationship that benefits one species and harms the other
Predation
Symbiosis
Parasitism
Mutualism
Commensalism
____________ A relationship that benefits both species involved
Predation
Symbiosis
Parasitism
Mutualism
Commensalism
____________ A relationship that benefits one species and neither harms nor benefits the other.
Predation
Symbiosis
Parasitism
Mutualism
Commensalism
_______________A single directional flow energy & matter in an ecosystem. A series of organisms showing how each living thing gets energy & matter from its food
Trophic level
Food Chain
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
_______________A multi-directional flow energy & matter in an ecosystem. A network of 2-3 interacting/interlocking food chains by which energy & matter is passed from one species to another through a series of interactions.
Trophic level
Food Chain
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
_______________Shows the available energy & matter in an ecosystem. Often organized from Producer=>1st order consumers=>2nd order Consumers=> 3rd order consumers=> 4th order Consumers/Apex Predator!
Trophic level
Food Chain
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
In an Energy pyramid there is only 10% of energy available at each ____________, while 90% get lost.
Trophic level
Food Chain
Food Web
Energy Pyramid
In an Energy pyramid there is only ________% of energy _______ at each trophic level while __________% get lost as _______.
10 % Available, 90% heat and metabolic energy
90 % Available,10% heat and metabolic energy
10 %heat and metabolic energy, and 90% Available
90 %heat and metabolic energy, and 10% Available
Arrows in a food chain or food web show the ____________ in an ecosystem.
who eats who
predator
prey
the flow of energy and matter
water, rain, and weather are________
biology
biotic
Abiotic
ecology
