Ch.3 Ecology by Colben Schick https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37 en-us 2023-05-15 13:59:15 UTC 2023-05-17 03:19:32 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f41b.png 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591383236 2023-05-15 14:04:18 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591383236 decomposers: 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591384130 n. organism that breaks down dead organic material.]]> 2023-05-15 14:04:52 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591384130 producers: 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591384583 any kind of green plant.]]> 2023-05-15 14:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591384583 biotic 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591385165 a living organism that shapes its environment.]]> 2023-05-15 14:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591385165 abiotic 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591385473  a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.]]> 2023-05-15 14:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591385473 biosphere: 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591385807 made up of the parts of Earth where life exists—all ecosystems. ]]> 2023-05-15 14:05:57 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591385807 niche 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591386267 describes the role an organism plays in a community. ]]> 2023-05-15 14:06:14 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591386267 competition 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591386813 the direct or indirect interaction of organisms that leads to a change in fitness when the organisms share the same resource.]]> 2023-05-15 14:06:29 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591386813 carrying capacity 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591387240 a species' average population size in a particular habitat.]]> 2023-05-15 14:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591387240 photosynthesis: 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591387814 the process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create oxygen and energy in the form of sugar.]]> 2023-05-15 14:07:10 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591387814 parasitism: 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591389450 Association between two different organisms wherein one benefits at the expense of the other.]]> 2023-05-15 14:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591389450 mutualism: 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591389781 a type of symbiotic relationship where all species involved benefit from their interactions.]]> 2023-05-15 14:08:31 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591389781 commensalism: 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591390371 a relationship between 2 organisms where one organism benefits and the other isn't affected.]]> 2023-05-15 14:08:52 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591390371 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591391434 2023-05-15 14:09:33 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591391434 Compare and contrast photosynthetic producers with chemosynthetic producers. 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591407359 photosynthesis is powered by sunlight while chemosynthesis runs on chemical energy.]]> 2023-05-15 14:19:36 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591407359 How do primary producers make their own food? 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591409835 primary producers make their own food from carbon dioxide.

]]> 2023-05-15 14:20:53 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591409835 Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web. 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591411838  A food chain outlines who eats whom. A food web is all of the food chains in an ecosystem.

]]> 2023-05-15 14:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591411838 Describe the 10% rule of a food chain. 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591418133 Only about 10% of energy stored in biomass at a trophic level is passed on through all levels.

]]> 2023-05-15 14:26:15 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2591418133 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594035065 2023-05-17 02:54:48 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594035065 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594035303 2023-05-17 02:54:56 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594035303 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594035985 2023-05-17 02:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594035985 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594036510 2023-05-17 02:55:48 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594036510 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594036882 2023-05-17 02:56:03 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594036882 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594038050 2023-05-17 02:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594038050 Why is ecology important? 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594055278 ecology enriches our world and is crucial for human wellbeing and prosperity because of everything it provides, like food water and medicines. Without it, we wouldn't be able to live.They also provide us with the energy we need to sustain human civilisation. There is a growing realisation that we cannot combat climate change and prevent critical loss of biodiversity by simply preserving the environment.]]> 2023-05-17 03:09:09 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594055278 Main Ideas of ecology: 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594061692 Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment; it seeks to understand the vital connections between plants and animals and the world around them.]]> 2023-05-17 03:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594061692 Abundance and Diversity in Ecology: 2025schickc https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594068416 "the measure of the number or frequency of individuals of the same species,” whereas diversity demonstrates the “number of species present (species richness) and their abundance (species evenness) in an area or in a community”]]> 2023-05-17 03:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/2025schickc/zvhshbzda11x9r37/wish/2594068416