SYMBIOSES
SUCCESSION
BIOMES
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
POTPOURI
100
Name an ectoparasite
What is a flea, tick
100
The end stage of succession demonstrated by a stable community in which the young of a species readily replaces the dead is a ___________ __________
What is a climax community
100
~1/2 of all the world's species live in this biome.
What is the tropical rain forest
100
Habitat destruction, loss of biodiversity, and species extinction are all caused by __________.
What is human activites
100
The biome in which we live is _______.
What is the deciduous forest
200
What is the term for the organism on which a parasite feeds?
What is a host
200
Describe where primary succession may occur.
What is where nothing existed before. ie. volcanic rock
200
The primary source of the world's lumber
What is the taiga
200
What is the effect of CFC's in the atmosphere?
What is breaks down ozone
200
The biome characterized by permafrost
What is the tundra
300
What type of symbiosis is shown between a dog and the tapeworm living in its intestines?
What is parasitism
300
_________ succession typically occurs in an area after a disruption.
What is secondary
300
This biome is most like the "Lion King"
What is the savanna
300
The heat absorbing ability of some gases in the atmosphere is responsible for the __________ _________.
What is greenhouse effect
300

A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is completely unaffected

What is commensalism

400
What word is used to describe what occurs when organisms are attempting to use the same resources?
What is competition
400
A dandelion that grows in a newly plowed field can be called a ________ species.
What is pioneer
400
Caribou, snowy owls, snowshoe hares, and polar bears are common animals of the __________.
What is the tundra
400
Rising coastal sea levels may result from _______
What is global warming
400
Describe the adaptation called mimicry.
What is a harmless species that resembles a poisonous species.
500
The algae and fungus that make up a lichen demonstrate what type of symbiotic relationship?
What is mutualism
500
An abandoned field that grows back into a forest is an example of __________ succession.
What is secondary
500
Which biome covered large portions of the interior of North America supporting huge herds of grazing animals like bison?
What is a grassland
500
An increase in skin cancer would be most closely associated with what environmental issue?
What is ozone depletion
500

What is an epiphyte and in which biome are they common?


What is plants that grow on other plants - Tropical Rain Forest


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