Ecology Intro

1. another name for a producer
2. the theme of ecology states that no organism is
4. damages the ozone layer
9. one of the problems facing today's environment
10. study of interactions between different groups of organisms
12. the fact that a groundhog burrows holes and lives in the ground
13. the trapping of the sun's energy in Earth's atmosphere
14. one of the greenhouse gases
15. the most specific level of ecological organization
16. trapped by the greenhouse gases and results in a warming effect on Earth
19. general description for the living factors in an ecosystem
20. a molecule of three oxygens

1. how you would describe the temperature of the water within an ecosystem
3. bacteria that breaks down organic compounds
5. became extinct during the last mass extinction
6. classification of an organism that is capable of controlling their internal body conditions
7. after atmospheric conditions - often based upon 30 years
8. includes all portions of the planet that includes life
11. examples would include flash floods and forest fires
14. day to day atmospheric conditions
17. web all the food chains linked together
18. a fossil fuel