Symbiotic Relationships
Where one organism (parasite) lives on the body of another (host) and benefits while the host is harmed
Parasitism
The process of transforming sunlight into energy.
Photosynthesis
Makes its own food through sunlight (photosynthesis). Multicellular organisms with complex cells (nucleus and cell wall).
Plant Kingdom
Plant or plant-like organism at the start of the food chain because it produces it own food
Producer
Identify the secondary consumer: Grass -> Ants -> Echidna -> Dingo
Echidna
Where one animal hunts and kills another for food
Predator-Prey
When an organism is made of only one single cell.
Unicellular
Feeds on other living things. Multicellular organisms with complex cells (nucleus but no cell wall).
Animal Kingdom
Carnivore that eats primary and secondary consumers. Therefore, at top of the food chain.
Apex Predator or Third-Order Consumer
Animals that have a skeleton inside their body
Vertebrates
Where organisms contest each other for resources such as food or shelter
Competition
Organisms get the food they need by feeding on dead things. They help cycle nutrients that can then be absorbed by plants again.
Decomposer
Microscopic unicellular living things. Simple cells with cell wall but no defined nucleus. For example, Bacteria.
Monera Kingdom
Organism that only eats producers such as plants, algae or bacteria
First Order (Primary) Consumer
Identify three different types of decomposers.
Bacteria, Fungi, Invertebrates (worms)
A relationship between two different species, where each organism benefits
Mutualism
obtain energy by consuming other organisms
Feed on the remains of dead animals and plants. Complex cells with nucleus.
Fungi Kingdom
Carnivore that eats primary consumers
Second Order (Secondary) Consumer
Multicellular, nucleus, cell wall, photosynthesis (autotrophic)
A relationship between two different species, where one organism benefits and other is not affected
Commensalism
A species that has a large impact on other plants and animals in its environment. When that species is removed the ecosystem can collapse or change dramatically.
Keystone Species
Organisms that are not deemed to be animals, plants or fungi. More complex then Monera
Protista Kingdom
Arrows always point....
from the food to the animal doing the eating
What did the development of the microscope lead to?
The discovery of cells