All of the living and nonliving things interacting in an environment is called what?
An ecosystem
The close relationship of two species that benefits at least one of the species.
What is symbiosis?
The snake in the food chain would be called
What is a secondary consumer?
Plants are part of this type of organism that makes its own food.
What is a producer?
Mushroom and earthworms are part of this group of consumers that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals.
What is a decomposer?
What are the three things a plant uses in the process of photosynthesis?
Water, Sunlight, and Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
When one animal is harmed and one animal benefits it is called
Parasitism
What would happen to the hawk if the amount of snakes decreased?
The hawks wouldn't have enough food, so the number of hawks would decrease.
This type of organism eats other organisms to get food energy.
What is a consumer?
This is a carnivore that hunts, catches, and eats other animals.
What is a predator?
What are the products (outcomes) of photosynthesis?
Glucose (sugar) and Oxygen
When a fish gets food by eating the parasites off of a shark their relationship is called what?
Mutualism
What does all life on Earth ultimately depend upon for energy?
The sun
Rabbits and mice are examples of this type of organism that eats only plants.
What is an herbivore?
These are animals that are hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal.
What is a prey?
An ecosystem is made of both biotic and abiotic things. What is the biotic part of the ecosystem.
All the living organisms in the environment.
When one organism benefits and the other organism is neither harmed nor benefits it is called...
Commensalism
What can you call the Titmouse (yellow and blue bird) in this food web?
An omnivore or a consumer.
Lions, Tigers, and Killer Whales are examples of this type of consumer that eats only meat.
What is a carnivore?
How do decomposers help the ecosystem?
They break down the dead organisms and put nutrients in the soil, air, and water.
Why does this snowshoe hare have white fur in the winter?
So it cannot be seen by its predators.
Butterflies get food from the flowers of a plant. They also lay their eggs on the leaves of the plant. As the caterpillars develop, they eat the leaves of the plant. How does the plant benefit from the butterflies?
Butterflies help pollinate flowers so seeds can form
What would happen to the food web if a pesticide killed all of the berries?
Many organisms would die and more organisms would rely on the plaintains.
Humans and bears are examples of this type of consumers that eats both plants and animals.
What is an omnivore?
Vultures and hyena are examples of a type of animal that gets food by eating the scraps left behind by a predator.
What is a scavenger?