Symbiosis
Some form of relationship between two living things.
What is symbiosis?
The living and non-living parts of an ecosystem interacting together.
What is an ecosystem?
One of the biggest reason animal populations rise and fall in their ecosystems, that all living things require to survive.
What is food (availability)?
A singular living thing or individual.
What is a species (organism)?
This industry is responsible for the removal of habitats involving a large amounts of trees.
What is deforestation?
Relationship where a host organism is harmed while the hitchhiker benefits.
What is parasitism?
Largest ecosystem on the planet, comprised of salt water.
What is a marine biome?
Living things are affected by invaders to their body and systems, if not recovered from can lead to death.
What is disease?
A relationship between two animals where one is consumed by another.
What is predator/prey?
Humans grow and so, too, must their own habitat and communities.
What is urbanization/city spreading.
This form of symbiosis benefits both organisms.
What is mutualism?
A location characterized by a large amount of ground growing and covering plants.
What is grassland/grand plains?
Large amounts of energy are leading to differences in weather all over the globe, often with an increase in temperature.
What is climate change?
Some plants and animals find their way into ecosystems where they don't typically belong.
What is an invasive species?
Matter can not be created nor destroyed, meaning things that are thrown away aren't either.
What is pollution?
In this relationship, one organism benefits while another just exists.
What is commensalism?
One of the most bio diverse and colorful biomes on the planet, often losing color due to human interaction, called bleaching.
What is a coral reef?
An instance where too many organisms grow and reproduce, out competing the other organisms and reducing food/nutrients too much.
What is overpopulation?
The health of an ecosystem is determined by having more variety of plants and animals.
What is biodiversity?
Many animals are endangered due to humans seeking them out for a variety of reasons, often illegally.
What is poaching/overhunting?
Antagonistic relationship where organisms target the same food/species.
What is competition?
This biome is incredibly diverse and fertile allowing multiple plants and animals to survive and thrive due to the amount of moisture.
What is a tropical rainforest?
Human's use this to benefit ourselves and crops we want to grow healthy without fear of being eaten by small primary consumers.
What is pesticide?
A measure of the total amount of species compared to the total amount of organisms.
What is biodiversity index?
An attempt to try and repair a damaged population, often caused by human activity in the first place.
What is conservation?