Symbiotic Interactions
Biomes
Aquatic Biomes
Coral Reefs
Misc.
100
When one animal benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
What is commensalism?
100
Permafrost is a defining characterisitc of this biome.
What is the tundra?
100
The percentage of freshwater v. saltwater.
What is less than 1% and 71%?
100
The materials that make up coral reefs' structure.
What is calcium carbonate?
100
primary v. secondary succession
What is begins in a place without any soil v. a place that already has soil and once was a host to many organisms?
200
When both organisms benefit.
What is mutualism?
200
The biome that is know for their large amount of rainfall and warm climate.
What is tropical rainforest?
200
lentic v. lotic system
What is is standing system and a lotic is a flowing system?
200
An ecological importance of coral reefs. (3)
What is prevent erosion, provide habitat, and remove CO2 from the atmosphere?
200
The difference between endangered, extant, and extinct.
What is endangered animals are on the verge of extinction, extant species are still living and extinct species have completely disappeared due to natural or unnatural means?
300
The relationship demonstrated by a food chain.
What is predation?
300
The biome where large herds of grazing animals would be found.
What is the savanna?
300
Oligotrophic v. eutrophic.
What is nutrient poor v. nutrient rich?
300
The importance of zooxanthellae.
What is to help build the reef and photosynthesizes providing dissolved oxygen for the ecosystem and the species that live there?
300
Climate v. weather.
What is climate is the weather pattern over an extended period of time and weather is the daily condition of the earth's atmosphere( short-term)?
400
The symbiotic relationship observed when one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
What is parasitism?
400
The biome that is characterized by a large amount of trees and rich soil from the decomposition of tree leaves.
What is the decidious forest?
400
The ecological importance of mangroves. (2)
What is protection from erosion and a nursery for aquatic animals?
400
The characteristics of the waters where coral reefs are found.
What is deep, warm, high salinity, and low in nutrients?
400
The role of a pioneer species.
What is a lichen that begins the succession process by providing soil and building the community from the bottom up?
500
The relationship observed between the two crabs at the end of finding nemo.
What is competition?
500
The most important factor to determine where a biome is found.
What is climate?
500
The ecological importance of the coastal zone.
What is it makes up only 10% of the ocean, but it houses 90% of aquatic life?
500
Threats impacting coral reefs.
What is uv light, recreational activities, coral bleaching?
500
A stable group of plants and animals that are the result of the succession process
What is climax community?
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