Ecology Vocabulary

Front

What refers to the variety of living species on Earth?

Back

Biodiversity

Front

What is the term for the continuous movement of water on, above, and below the surface of the Earth?

Back

Water cycle

Front

If the plant population decreased, what would happen to the amount of carbon?

Back

Increase

Front

What do you call a consumer that eats plants only?

Back

Herbivore

Front

What are the three types of symbiotic relationships?

Back

Commensalism, Mutualism, and Parasitism

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for organisms that produce their own food?

Back

Autotrophs

Front

What do you call organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on others for energy?

Back

Heterotrophs

Front

What is the term for the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

Back

Niche

Front

What is the relationship called when one organism benefits and the other is harmed?

Back

Parasitism