Ecology Scavenger Hunt
By:- Judith & Rose
Abiotic
Abiotic components or factors are the non - living aspects of the environment.
Biotic
Biotic factors or components are the living aspects of the environment.
Autotroph.
An autotroph or "producer", is an organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple substances present in its surroundings, generally using energy from light or inorganic chemical reactions.
Heterotroph.
Heterotrophs are organisms that cannot make food on their own , but rely on other organisms food.
Mutualism
It is a symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
Commensalism
It is a symbiotic relationship in which one species benefit while other species is not affected.
Parasitism
Relationship between two species of plants or animals in which one benefits at the expense of the other, sometimes without killing it.
Car pollution
Carbon cycle
Interconnected pathways through which carbon is recycled through the biotic and abiotic components of the biosphere.
Burning plastic
Soil
Plant root
Nitrogen cycle:- Interconnected pathways through which nitrogen is recycled through the biotic and abiotic components of the biosphere.
Sun
Water Cycle ( Transpiration)
Water cycle :- It is the interconnected pathways through which water is recycled through the biotic and abiotic components of the biosphere.
Transpiration:- is the loss of water from the leaves of the plants.
Evaporation
Evaporation is a type of vaporization of a liquid that occurs from the surface of a liquid into a gaseous state .
Condensation
Condensation is the change of the physical state of matter from gas phase into liquid phase, and is the reverse of evaporation. Mostly refers to the water cycle.
Precipitation
Precipitation is the primary mechanism for transporting water from the atmosphere to the surface of the earth. There are several forms of precipitation the most common of which for the United States is rain.
Food Chain
It is a diagram that represents a single pathway through which energy and matter flow through an ecosystem.
Predator-Prey Relationship
Interconnected pathways through which carbon is recycled through the biotic and abiotic components of the biosphere.
For example, lion- zebra, where lion is the predator and zebra is the prey.