Symbiosis
Define symbiosis.
Symbiosis is a relationship between two organisms.
What is succession?
What is competition?
When organisms fight over resources in an effort to survive.
Panthera tigris is the Latin name of which organism?
Tiger
Describe the relationship between predator and prey populations.
As one increases, so does the other, and vice versa.
What are the three types of symbiotic relationships?
Mutualism, commensalism, and parasitism.
What types of succession are there?
Primary and secondary.
Provide three reasons for why organisms would compete.
Answers may vary.
Mates, food, shelter.
Delphinus is the Latin name of which organism?
Dolphin
________ factors are known as the nonliving factors in an ecosystem, whereas the living factors are known as ________ factors.
Abiotic; biotic.
Explain what a parasitic relationship is like.
One organism benefits and the other is harmed.
Explain primary succession.
An area without soil eventually transforms into a habitable ecosystem.
What are adaptations?
Genetic mutations that are meant to help a species survive and thrive.
Canis lupis familiaris is the Latin name of which organism?
Dog
What is the name of the mountain that erupted in 1980 at the equivalent at 1,500 atomic bombs?
Mount St. Helens
Explain what a mutualistic relationship is like.
Both organisms benefit.
An ecosystem is disturbed, but the soil remains intact, allowing for regrowth.
Lacertilia is the Latin name of which organism?
Lizard
The Amazon rainforest is known as the "_______ of Earth?"
Lungs
Explain what a commensalism relationship is like.
One organism benefits while the other is neither harmed or helped.
What is the term for organic matter that fills in a body of water?
Eutrophication
Capra aegagrus hircus is the Latin name of which organism?
Goat
What is the name of the tiny finger-like structures within the small intestine?
Villi