Words! What do they mean?
Name A...
True or False
Could be anything
Parasitism, Symbiosis, Commensalism, Mutualism
100
The study of life
What is Biology
100
Autotroph
any plant
100
All life on Earth is based on carbon.
True
100
This picture shows the ....
Water cycle
100
The relationship between ants and an acacia tree
mutualism
200
the surroundings to which an organism must adjust; includes air, water, weather, temperature, organisms, and other factors
What is the Environment
200
Heterotroph
any animal
200
During part of its cycle, phosphorus falls back to Earth as rain, ice, or snow.
False
200
How do animals get nitrogen?
from the things they eat
200
For example, mosses sometimes grow on the branches of trees. This does not help or hurt the trees, but the mosses get a good habitat.
Commensalism
300
An organism’s ability to control its internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for survival
What is Homeostasis
300
A process by which plants make food
What is photosynthesis
300
Although 78 percent of air is nitrogen, plants cannot use this form well.
True
300
What is Thanatology?
The study of death
300
For instance, when a tick lives on a dog, it is good for the tick but bad for the dog. The tick gets food and a home, but the dog could get sick.
Parasitism
400
symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit
What is mutualism
400
Make a 3 organism food chain
400
Heterotrophs can get the energy they need directly from the sun.
False
400
Name four examples of abiotic factors.
temperature, moisture, light, and soil.
400
A relationship in which there is a close and permanent association between organisms of different species is called
Symbiosis
500
organisms that cannot make their own food and must feed on other organisms for energy and nutrients
What are Heterotrophs?
500
Name a State of Matter
solid liquid or gas
500
Oil is made of phosphorus
False - Carbon
500
What is the biosphere
The habitable sphere around the earth where life can live
500
A leech is on your leg after you go swimming
Parasitism