Relationships of Organisms
Ecosystems
Changes in Ecosystems
Food Webs
Biodiversity
100

The type of relationship between an owl and a mouse, where the owl is the hunter and the mouse is the meal. 

What is predator/prey? 

100

This is the name for parts of the ecosystem that are living organisms. The word is made up of a root word meaning "life". 

What is biotic? 

100

The most common type of succession, which occurs when there is a disturbance that leaves behind fertile soil.  

What is Secondary Succession? 

100

An organism that produces it's own food using energy from the sun. 

What is a producer? 

100

This is the most biodiverse biome on Earth, home to more than 3,000 different species. 

What is the Rain Forest. 

200

When a mosquito uses a human as a food source, the relationship between them is known as this 10 letter word. 

What is parasitism? 
200
Some examples include Tundra, Desert, Marine, Grassland and Rainforest. 

What are biomes? 

200

After a disturbance, the first species to appear are called this, which is also a name for early settlers or a person who trailblazes in their field. 

What are pioneer species? 

200

I am a monkey. I like to eat both bananas and bugs, making me this type of animal. 

What is an omnivore? 
200

The Emerald Ash Borer Beetle is one of these to Tennessee. 

what is an invasive species? 

300

Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism are all examples of this type of relationship between organisms. 

What is symbiosis or symbiotic relationships? 

300

It's the visual adaptation seen here... that is, if you can see it! 

What is camouflage? 

300

It's the type of ecological succession shown here: 

What is primary succession? 

300

I am a lion. You will find me at the top of the food web where no one will dare eat me. Humans and killer whales are other examples. 

What is an apex predator? 

300

Humans are the primary source for this, which can harm our water, air and habitats.  

What is pollution? 

400

A deer and a family of raccoons both want to live in the same thicket which has a limited supply of food, water and space.  The relationship between them is describe as this, the same word used when Antioch athletes face a worthy opponent. 

What is competition? 

400

It's the name for the pyramid shown here: 

What is the Organization of Ecosystems or Levels of Ecological Organization. 

400

When ecosystems change, organisms have to do this in order to survive... like the African bullfrog who can hide out in a mucous cave he built to survive the dry season.  

What is adapt or adaption? 

400

If you removed a single line of organisms from the food web you would have one of these smaller trails of energy flow. 

What is a food chain? 

400

This is the name given to the gradual heating of the Earth's atmosphere due to greenhouse gases.  

What is climate change or global warming? 

500

It's the relationship shown here, where both organisms are benefitting: 

What is mutualism? 

500

These two things will increase the size of a population in an area if they are themselves increasing.  One is an 11 letter word meaning "move into" and the other has to do with parenthood. 

What are immigration and birth rate? 

500

These 2 two-word phrases go hand-in-hand... one represents the maximum number of organisms of one species a habitat can hold, and the other is anything that stops the population from growing (like space, disease, etc)

What are carrying capacity and limiting factors? 
500

It is the other names given to these organisms in the food web... the ones that tell you their roles.  (Name all five, in this order)

Flower -> caterpillar -> bird -> mushroom 

What are producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, decomposer?

500

The three ways humans threaten biodiversity. Hint: These actions make life easier for us - lumber, farming and cities - but more difficult for wildlife. 

What are deforestation, desertification and urbanization? 

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