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It refers to the release large amounts of phosphate and nitrate or organic matter into the water resulting
in a lowering of oxygen levels and change in the fauna of the water.
Eutrophication
It the study of the ecology of a single species.
Autecology
It the study of the ecology of whole communities of organisms.
Synecology
It was considered as a subset of the general evolutionary relationship between species in communities
Co-evolution
Lakes that are nutrient poor are describes as ______.
Oligotrophic
The living organisms are the ____________ components of an ecosystem.
Biotic
The Philippines Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) System was formally established in 1978 by virtue
of ________________.
PD 1586
Primary consumers belongs to
Second trophic level
Primary producers belong to
First trophic level
These refer to the complicated feeding relationships that exist among organisms in natural ecosystem.
Food Web
Secondary consumers belong to Third trophic level
The term used to describe the amount of organic matter an ecosystem produces using solar energy within
a given area during a given period of time.
Primary Productivity
They are animals that graze directly on plants or algae.
Herbivores
They are those able to synthesize food for themselves
Producers
They are unable to produce food, are constantly looking for source of organic nutrients from elsewhere.
Heterotrophs
They feed on other animals.
Carnivores
They perform a very valuable service by releasing inorganic substances that are taken up by plants once
more.
Decomposers
They produce their own organic nutrients for themselves and other members of the community.
Autotrophs
They rely on producers directly or indirectly for a living.
Consumer
The thin film on the surface of the earth in which all life exists is called __________.
Biosphere
This area, composed of a community and the physical environment it occupies is called:
Ecosystem
This is composed of different populations living interacting as competitors, predator and prey, or
symbiotically.
Community
Which is not an abiotic component of the environment?
a) Gases
b) Bacteria
c) Light
d) Soil
Bacteria
Which of these does not belong to the greenhouse gases
a) Water vapor
b) Carbon dioxide
c) Methane
d) Oxygen
Oxygen
Which of these sources of water is sediment rich
a) Drainage water
b) River water
c) Saltwater
d) Rainfall
Riverwater
With their multiple variety of vegetal species and animals, these are the most productive biomes of the
Earth and those of greatest biodiversity.
Tropical Rainforests