2C Vocabulary - Energy in Ecosytems

3. The way in which individuals of a population are distributed, or spread out in an area
6. A diagram that compares the energy used by producers
9. Dispersion pattern where individuals live at specific distances from one another
11. the movement of individuals into a population from another population
13. Dispersion pattern where individuals live close together in groups
15. Organisms that eat only animals
16. An organism that makes their own food, also known as autotrophs
18. The maximum number of individuals of a particular species that the environment can hold
20. A factor that has the greatest effect on limiting population growth
21. Organisms that eat 1-2 specific foods
22. the movement of individuals out of a population and into another population
23. Feeding level in a food chain
24. Organisms that break down plant and animal matter into simpler compounds
25. Limiting factors that are affected by the amount of people (ex: competition, predation, parasitism)
26. Organisms that get their energy by eating other organisms, also known as heterotrophs
27. Organisms that eat a variety of different organisms
28. Another name for Consumers

1. Organisms that eat both plants and animals
2. Organisms that eat dead plant and animals
4. Another name for producers
5. Total amount, or dry mass, of an organisms in a given area
7. when population size increases greatly over time (graph shaped like a J)
8. Begins with periods of slow growth, followed by exponential growth and then levels out at carrying capacity (graph shaped like an S)
10. Limiting factors that affect populations regardless of population size (ex: unusual weather, natural disasters, human activities)
12. Measurement of the number of individuals living in a defined space
14. A large decrease in the size of a population over a short period of time
17. Dispersion pattern where individuals are spread randomly in an area
19. Organisms that eat only plants