Ecology

Fermentation

________- A process that releases energy from organic molecules, especially.

Decomposers

________- An organism that breaks down dead /decaying matter, usually bacteria or fungi.

Producer

________- An organism that makes its own energy- rich food using photosynthesis.

Trophic Levels

________- A category of organisms that is defined by how the organisms gain their energy.

Equilibrium

________- When a population is maintained at its carrying capacity.

○

________ Occurs when one organism consumes another organism.

Succession

________- The series of changes in an ecosystem that occurs over time, following a.

Bioaccumulation

________- A process in which materials, especially toxins, are ingested by an organism.

Deforestation

________- The practice of clearing forests for logging or other human uses, and never.

Photosynthesis

________- A process that changes solar energy into chemical energy.

Bioremediation

________- The use of living organisms to clean up contaminated areas naturally.

○ Done

________ using a transect line, a rope or measuring tape that has been marked at.

Biocontrol

________- The use of a species to control the population growth or spread of an undesirable.

Tolerance Range

________- Set of environmental conditions within which a species could live and.

Overexploitation

________- The use or extraction of a resource until it is depleted.

Community

________- All the populations of the different species that interact in a specific area or.

Biodiversity

________- The number and variety of life forms including species found within a specific.

Extinction

________- The death of all the individuals of a species.

Sustainability

________- Use of Earths resources, including land and water, at levels that can continue.

Biodiversity Hotspot

________- A place where there is an exceptionally large number of species in a.

● Primary Succession

________- Starts with bare rock, begins without pre- existing organic.

● Secondary Succession

________- Begins with organic material or soil already present.

Stewardship

________- The active assumption of responsibility for the welfare of the environment.

● Decomposers

________ break down dead organic matter which releases phosphate back.

● Nitrogen

________ can also return to the atmosphere as ammonia (NH3) during burning of.