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Species/Symbiosis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In an ecosystem, what are the two things that are effected in survival? | Plants (PRODUCERS) & Animals (CONSUMERS) |
| What are the (3) things that both plant and animals compete for in an ecosystem? | Sunlight, Soil, & Water |
| What is a long-term relationship where one organism helps another known as? | Symbiosis |
| What are the names of the (3) types of symbiosis? | Mutualism, Commensalism, & Parasitism |
| Which symbiosis benefits one organism and the other is not harmed? | Commensalism |
| Which symbiosis benefits one organism and the other is harmed? | Parasitism |
| Which symbiosis benefits both organisms? | Mutualism |
| What is a niche in a habitat? | A role that an animal or plant has in a particular area of its ecosystem |
| What is known as a diagram that combines many types of food chains into one image? | Food Web |
| What is known as a series of steps by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another? | Food Chain |
| What is defined as an animal that hunts and eats another animal to survive? | Predator |
| What is defined as any animal that is hunted by other animals for food to survive? | Prey |
| What are plants mainly classified as in an ecosystem? | Producers |
| What are organism classified as in an ecosystem? | Consumers |
| What organism breakdown wastes, dead plants or animals so that they can be recycled back into the soil or dirt? | Decomposers |
| What is the name of the factor in which all nonliving things are a part of an ecosystem? Ex: (Air, water, soil, temperature, & sunlight) | A biotic |
| What is the name of the factor in which all living things are a part of an ecosystem? Ex: (Organisms) | Biotic |
| What are living and nonliving things that live in an area and their interactions? | Ecosystems |
| What are the first or primary consumers of the producers known as? | Herbivores |
| What are the secondary consumers that consume the primary consumers in a food chain or food web? | Carnivores |
| Where does all sources of energy start in the surface of the Earth for all food webs? | The Sun |
| What is known as energy that travels from producers, primary consumers, to the top predator in its energy transfer? | An Energy Pyramid |