Ecology Test (Chapters 48, 49, 50)

Front 1

Niche

Back 1

An individual species's "profession"

Front 2

Mutualism

Back 2

1: Benefits
2: Benefits

Front 3

Commensalism

Back 3

1: Benefits
2: No effect

Front 4

Parasitism

Back 4

1: Benefits
2: Harmed

Front 5

Symbiosis

Back 5

Different species living together

Front 6

Two examples of "Mutualism"

Back 6

1. Termites + Protozoa
2. Monkeys + Deer

Front 7

Two examples of "Commensalism"

Back 7

1. Birds + Trees
2. Remora + Shark

Front 8

Two examples of "Parasitism"

Back 8

1. Tape worms + Any other animal
2. Mosquitoes + Humans

Front 9

Saprophytes

Back 9

absorb nutrients from dead tissue or prudcts of organisms (waste)

Front 10

9 major characteristics shared by organisms

Back 10

1. made of cells
2. highly organized
3. use energy
4. grow and develop
5. fixed life span
6. reproduce
7. respond to stimuli
8. adjust to environment (homeostasis)
9. display heredity

Front 11

Flow of energy in nature

Back 11

Sun (ultimate source of energy for all life)

Glucose (C6H12O6) energy source of all life

Starch (stored in plants)

Glycogen (stored in animals)

ATP ("fuel" that can be stored and withdrawn)

Front 12

Levels of organization

Back 12

1. Subatomic Particles
2. Atom
3. Molecule
4. Organelle
5. Cell
6. Tissue
7. Organ
8. Organ System
9. Multicellular Organism
10. Population
11. Community
12. Ecosystem

Front 13

Primary Producers

Back 13

Organisms that convert sunlight energy to chemical energy and use it to synthesize organic comounds from inorganic raw materials

Front 14

Consumers

Back 14

feed on tissues of other organisms

Front 15

Decomposers

Back 15

feed on nonliving products and remains of producers and consumers