Question

ecology vocabulary: shua navarro name: interactions within the environment use the reading to match the vocabulary term with the appropriate definition. 1. ecology : study of the interactions that take place among organisms and their environment 2. : living things within an ecosystem 3. : one of an organism 4. : place where an organism lives and that provides the types of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival 5. : chain showing how energy passes from one organism to the next 6. : eat producers 7. : any close relationship between species, including mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism. 8. : animal that hunts and kills other animals for food. a predator is a consumer carnivore or omnivore 9. : largest number of individuals of a particular species that an ecosystem can support over time 10. : non - living parts of ecosystem - air/water/soil/sun 11. : all the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment 12. : large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems. includes: tundra, desert, tropical rainforest, temperate rainforest, grassland, arctic tundra, temperate deciduous forest 13. : in an ecosystem, refers to the unique ways an organism survives, obtains food and shelter, and avoids danger 14. : anything that can limit the size of a population, including living and nonliving features of an ecosystem, such as predators or drought 15. : shows the direction in which energy flows. as the amount of available energy decreases, the pyramid gets smaller. each layer on a pyramid is called a level. 6. : through an ecosystem – the transfer of energy from one organism to another rough food webs. : organism that makes its own food, autotroph. : organism that cannot make own food, a heterotroph : consume wastes and dead organisms : complex network of many interconnected food chains and feeding relationshi : an animal that is hunted and caught for food. prey is a consumer; it may be a ivore, omnivore, or carnivore. : eat herbivores, omnivores, or other carnivores : eat producers and consumers response: at are the three types of symbiosis? using the symbols (+) for positive, (-) for negative, and (0) describe what each organism gets out of the relationship for each type of interaction.

Explanation:

1. Ecology is the study of organism - environment interactions.
2. Organisms are living things in an ecosystem.
3. A habitat is an organism's living place with survival needs.
4. A food - chain shows energy transfer between organisms.
5. Herbivores eat producers.
6. Symbiosis is a close species relationship including different types.
7. A predator hunts other animals for food.
8. Carrying capacity is the max number of a species an ecosystem can support.
9. Abiotic factors are non - living parts of an ecosystem.
10. An ecosystem consists of living and non - living elements.
11. Biomes are large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems.
12. A niche is an organism's unique survival way in an ecosystem.
13. Limiting factors can limit population size.
14. An energy pyramid shows energy flow, with each layer a trophic level.
15. Energy transfer occurs through food webs.
16. Producers make their own food (autotrophs).
17. Consumers cannot make their own food (heterotrophs).
18. Decomposers consume wastes and dead organisms.
19. A food web is a complex network of food chains.
20. Prey is an animal hunted for food.
21. Carnivores eat herbivores, omnivores, or other carnivores.
22. Omnivores eat producers and consumers.

For the three types of symbiosis:

• Mutualism: (+, +) both organisms benefit.
• Commensalism: (+, 0) one benefits, the other is unaffected.
• Parasitism: (+, -) one benefits, the other is harmed.

Answer:

1. Ecology
2. Organism
3. Habitat
4. Food - chain
5. Herbivore
6. Symbiosis
7. Predator
8. Carrying capacity
9. Abiotic factors
10. Ecosystem
11. Biome
12. Niche
13. Limiting factor
14. Energy pyramid; trophic
15. Energy transfer
16. Producer
17. Consumer
18. Decomposer
19. Food web
20. Prey
21. Carnivore
22. Omnivore

For symbiosis types:
Mutualism: (+, +)
Commensalism: (+, 0)
Parasitism: (+, -)