Ecology
Term for the study of interactions between living things and nonliving things in similar habitats
Ecology
General term for any relationship between 2 living things
symbiosis
Any living thing that makes it's own energy using sunlight
Producer
This biome has some of the hottest temperatures but some of the lowest annual precipitations
desert
TRUE or FALSE?
Freshwater biomes (lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands) make up less than 1% of the total water on Earth.
TRUE!
DAILY DOUBLE!
1) Give 3 examples of biotic factors in ecosystems
2) Give 3 examples of abiotic factors in ecosystems
1) any 3 living things (deer, mouse, hawk, etc)
2) any 3 nonliving things (temperature, precipitation, wind, etc)
Type of symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit
mutualism
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1) Term for an animal that eats other LIVING animals
2) Term for the animal that is eaten
1) Predator/Carnivore
2) Prey
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What are the 2 main factors of climate that determine what type of biome will be present in a certain geographical location?
1) temperature
2) precipitation
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1) Tiny plant-like life in aquatic biomes
2) Tiny animal-like life in aquatic biomes
1) Phytoplankton
2) Zooplankton
Rank the following terms from smallest to largest:
atom, cell, molecule, organ, organism, organ system, tissue
1. atom 2. molecule 3. cell 4. tissue 5. organ 6. system 7. organism
Type of symbiotic relationship where 1 organism benefits and 1 is harmed
parasitism
An animal that eats other dead animals
Scavenger
Permafrost
The term for where sunlight can reach in an aquatic biome.
Photic zone
Rank the following from smallest to largest:
biome, biosphere, community, ecosystem, organism, population
1. organism 2. population 3. community 4. ecosystem 5. biome 6. biosphere
Type of symbiotic relationship where 1 organism benefits and the other is unaffected
commensalism
Term for a living thing that breaks down dead and decaying material
Decomposer
1) The biome found in the NW United States (where redwood trees are found).
2) Why does this biome get so much more rain than us in Wisconsin? (We are on basically the same latitude line)
1) temperate rainforest
2) heat rises from the Pacific Ocean and rises when it hits the Rocky Mountains created clouds and rain
1) What is the difference between a marsh and a swamp?
2) What is the largest marsh in Wisconsin?
1) marshes are dominated by grasses, swamps are usually deeper and dominated by trees
2) Horicon Marsh
The term for a habitat that is on land
terrestrial
What is the term for an organism's "role" within its habitat?
Niche
The "top predator" in the habitat. It has no predators of its own as an adult
Tertiary predator
Most of Canada would be classified as this biome because it is dominated by evergreens.
taiga
An aquatic biome that is a fresh+saltwater mix (where a river dumps into an ocean).
Estuary