Ecosystems
What is a Species?
a. all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time?
b. A group of organisms that have similar traits and are able to produce fertile offspring?
What is an example of a resource?
Food, water, shelter
What is a symbiotic relationship?
What is a predator-prey relationship?
One organism eats the other.
What is a population?
a. all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time?
b. all the populations of different species that live together in the same area at the same time?
What is a limiting factor?
anything that restricts the size of a population
What is commensalism?
A symbiotic relationship that benefits one species but does not harm or benefit the other.
What is a cooperative relationship?
One which the organisms work together for survival
What is a community?
a. all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area simultaneously?
b. all the populations of different species that live together in the same area simultaneously?
What is overpopulation?
when a population's size grows so large it causes damage to an environment
What is paratism?
A symbiotic relationship that benefits one species but DOES harm the other species
What is competitive relationships?
Organisms that share the same habitat and compete for resources
What is an Ecosystem?
a. all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time?
b. all the living and nonliving things in an area?
What is carrying capacity?
The largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support
What is mutualism?
A symbiotic relationship that benefits both species
Give an example of a competitive relationship
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What is a biosphere?
a. all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time?
b. all the ecosystems on the earth?
What happens when a population reaches its carrying capacity? And Why?
The population stops increasing because it has reached the largest number of animals in a species that it can hold
Give an example of any of the types of relationships above!
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Give an example of a predator-prey relationship
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