What does abiotic mean?
Not living
What is this a diagram of?
Food chain
A large community of plants and animals that occupy a distinct region of the world is called a ______________________.
A. microhabitat B. ecology C. biome
Biome
When an animal higher on the food chain eats an animal lower on the food chain
Predator/Prey
A tic on a dog
parasite/host
What does biotic mean?
Living
What is an apex predator?
An animal that is at the top of the food web
A very small part of the environment that supports a distinct flora and fauna is called a ___________.
Microhabitat
A _______________ harms the host
parasite
A polar bear hunting for seals for food
predator/prey
Carrying capacity is the ______________ amount of organisms that can live in a certain area
largest
Energy is the _______________ at the bottom of the energy pyramid.
a. Greatest b. Lowest
greatest
Sharks, kelp, and coral live in which biome?
a. alpine b. tundra c. ocean
c. ocean
A relationship where both species benefit from their interaction with each other
Mutualism
Ants protecting acacia trees from herbivores, while the trees provide food and shelter for the ants
Mutualistic
These determine the amount of organisms that can live in an area such as food, shelter and water
Limiting factors
Food of any kind all begins with the ________________.
sun
This biome generally has four seasons.
a. arctic b. temperate deciduous forest
b
Why do parasites not want to harm their hosts?
They need them for survival
Two plants growing side-by-side needing sunlight and nutrients
Competition
What are 2 things that an organism would do if there is a change in their ecosystem?
Move, adapt or die
What are 2 things that Barn Owls eat?
Voles, mice and shrews
This biome is the most diverse
Rainforest
What are 2 ways predators can catch their prey other than being faster than them?
sneaking up on them, working in a group,
Sharks, dolphins, and seabirds often eat the same type of fish in ocean ecosystems.
competition