Levels of Organization
This is one single living thing, like a deer or an oak tree.
What is an organism?
A relationship where both organisms benefit.
What is mutualism?
An organism that eats only plants.
What is a herbivore?
An organism that makes its own food.
What is an autotroph?
A characteristic passed from parents to offspring.
What is a trait?
A group of the same species living in the same area.
What is a population?
A relationship where one benefits and the other is harmed.
What is parasitism?
An organism that eats only animals.
What is a carnivore?
An organism that must eat other organisms for energy.
What is a heterotroph?
A trait you are born with, like eye color.
What is an inherited trait?
All the different populations living together in one area.
What is a community?
A bird builds its nest in a tree and the tree is not harmed. What type of relationship is this?
What is commensalism?
A raccoon eats berries, insects, and fish. What type of consumer is it?
What is an omnivore?
Plants are classified as this because they use sunlight to make food.
What is autotroph?
A behavior learned during life, like riding a bike.
What is an acquired trait?
A forest includes trees, deer, birds, soil, water, and sunlight. What level of organization is described?
What is an ecosystem?
Remoras attach to sharks and eat leftover food while the shark is not affected. What type of relationship is this?
What is commensalism?
If plant populations decrease in an ecosystem, which group will be affected first?
What are herbivores?
Which type of cell does not have a nucleus and is usually smaller and simpler in structure?
What is a prokaryotic cell?
In a snowy environment, white fur helps an arctic fox survive. This is an example of what?
What is an adaptation?
If a disease wipes out only the deer in a forest, which level of organization is directly affected first?
What is a population?
If parasites increase in an ecosystem, what will most likely happen to the host population over time?
What is decrease?
Explain why a bear is considered an omnivore.
What is it eats both plants (berries) and animals (fish)?
This type of cell has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.
What is a eukaryotic cell?
Why are inherited traits important for survival in a population?
What is they increase the chance of survival and reproduction?