Question | Answer |
When both organisms benefit from the relationship, what type of symbiosis is this? | Mutualism |
What type of symbiosis is it when one organism benefits but the other is harmed? | Parasitism |
A remora fish riding on the belly of a shark is an example of this type of symbiosis. | Commensalism |
A heart worm inside a dog would be this type of symbiosis. | Parasitism |
A clown fish living in a sea anemone would be this type of symbiosis. | Mutualism |
Organisms that help recycle matter in our ecosystems | Decomposers |
Primary decomposer of ecosystems | Bacteria |
Name three secondary decomposers in our ecosystem | Insects, worms and spiders |
Three factors that determine rate of decomposition | Temperature, moisture and chemical makeup of organism being decomposed |
Relationship between individuals of two different species who lives together | Symbiosis |
Win-Win symbiotic relationship | Mutualism |
Win-Lose symbiotic relationship | Parasitism |
Win-Not Affected symbiotic relationship | Commensalism |
Number of different organisms and species in a given area determines the ____ of the area. | Biodiversity |
In what three ways is biodiversity measured? | Genetic, species and by looking at the ecosystem |
When a biologist looks at the number of genetic variations in an area, they are researching what? | Genetic biodiversity |
When a biologist looks at the number of species in an area, they are researching what? | Species biodiversity |
What happens to biodiversity at the equator? | The biodiversity is higher at the equator. |
What happens to biodiversity at the Poles? | Biodiversity is less at the Poles |
Examples of abiotic factors in the environment include | temperature, soil, sunlight and rainfall |
A group of organisms in the same species makes up a | population |
Several different populations of different species living in the same area make up a | community |
A community with all the abiotic factors included makes up an | ecosystem |
Provisioning services provided by our ecosystem include | food, water, medicine, energy and plants to use to make clothes |
Regulating services provided by our ecosystem include | water filtration, waste decomposition and crop pollination |
Cultural services provided by our ecosystem include | Personal growth, spiritual and taking in the beauty of nature |
All of the part of the Earth that supports life is the | biosphere |
Any factor or condition that limits growth of a population within an ecosystem | Limiting factor |
When two individual of a species work together, this is | coorporation |
When individuals fight over food | Competition |
When a population reaches a state where it can no longer grow, it has reached its | carrying capacity |
Three reactants needed to do photosynthesis | Carbon dioxide, water and sunlight |
What does photosynthesis produce? | Glucose and oxygen |
Two reactants of cellular respiration are | Glucose and oxygen |
What does cellular respiration produce? | Carbon dioxide, water and ATP |
What is the main purpose of cellular respiration? | To produce ATP |
What is the main purpose of photosynthesis? | To produce glucose |
Which organisms undergo photosynthesis? | Plants |
Which organisms undergo cellular respiration? | Plants and animals |
Where does photosynthesis occur on a cellular level? | Chloroplast |
Where does cellular respiration occur? | Mitochondria |
What part of the plant does photosynthesis? | Leaves |
What are the openings on the underside of leaves that allow for gases to pass into or out of? | Stomata |