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*Ecology 2

Name: ____________________________
Date: _____________________________
Horizontales
Organism that obtains energy by eating both plants and animals.
Organisms that break down and recycle organic material from decaying or dead organisms, example - bacteria and fungi (mushrooms).
Type of plants that nitrogen-fixing bacteria on their roots. (such as peas and peanuts).
A model that shows the flow of energy in an ecosystem from producers to consumers. As energy flows up this model, it decreases being lost as heat.
Complex interconnections that show the feeding relationships of organisms within an ecosystem. The more connections, the more stable the ecosystem.
Atmospheric gases that absorb (trap) heat energy, increasing the temperature of the atmosphere.
An organism that feeds exclusively on plant material, example - a deer.
Organisms that feed exclusively on other animals, example - fox.
Another name for an autotroph.
____ succession happens after a disturbance such as a forest fire.
____ is often the pioneer organism in an area. It is a symbolic relationship between a fungus and a photosynthetic organism.
All living organisms that encompass the Earth.
____ plankton. Photosynthetic algae found near the surface of the ocean.
Series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.
All of the living populations that are found and interact within an ecosystem.
Verticales
The realized role that an organism fills within an ecosystem. It defines where it fits within a food web or energy pyramid.
Process in which chemical energy is used to produce carbohydrates. Used by bacteria and organisms in harsh environments such as deep-sea volcanic vents or in hot springs.
The most biodiverse and stable stage of ecological succession is the ___ community.
A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms.
Ecological ____ is a predictable series of changes that occur in an area.
Organisms that must take in preformed nutrients (organic compounds). These consumers may ingest, absorb, or engulf their nutrients.
Organisms, known as producers, that synthesize their own food source (glucose) by using the process of photosynthesis.
All living organisms of one species that live and interact within an ecosystem.
Scientific study of interactions among organism and between their environment.
Each step in the food chain or food web is called the _____ level.