Bio-polooza
Ecological Relationships
Levels of Organization
Bio-lympics
Succession
100

a living factor in an ecosystem.

What is biotic?

100

A tick and its host represents this kind of relationship.

What is parasitism?

100

an individual member of a species or population.

What is an organism?
100

The area in which an organism lives. 

What is its habitat?


100
the formation of a new ecosystem, often in response to major disturbances ex: volcanic eruption. 

What is primary succession?

200

all the chemical reactions of each cell that keeps an organism alive. 

What is a metabolism?


200

When one species benefits, while the other is unharmed. 

What is commensalism?
200

multiple organisms of the same species in a given area. 

What is a population?

200

an organisms job.

What is its niche?

200

when an ecosystem remains constant with predictable changes. 

What is a stable ecosystem?

300

the variety of organisms in an ecosystem. 

What is biodiversity?

300

In the opening scene of the lion king, Scar hunts down and kills a mouse. The mouse was this in this scenario. 

What is prey?

300

Multiple populations living together.

What is a community?

300

these variables will keep a population from growing. Can be abiotic or biotic. 

What are limiting factors?

300

the recovery of an old ecosystem. 

What is secondary succession?

400

the movement of different types of matter through living and nonliving components of the ecosystem.

What are biogeochemical cycles?

400

removing this type of species would cause drastic changes in an ecosystem, due to the fact that the majority of the other species depends on it. 

What is keystone species?

400

The community and abiotic factors in a given area. 

What is an ecosystem?

400

the number of individuals an environment can support.

What is carrying capacity?

400

lichen and mosses are examples of these. 

What are pioneer species?

500

the study of life. (not on your vocab list!)

What is biology?


500

The Nile Crocodile and the plover have a unique relationship. The plover cleans the crocodile's teeth (getting free food) and the crocodile gets a free teeth cleaning. This is an example of what kind of relationship?

What is mutualism?
500

multiple ecosystems that share similar characteristics but are located in different parts of the planet.

what are biomes?

500

a balance between Earth's resources, human needs, and other species needs. a look into how to live on earth long term. 

What is sustainability?

500

a mature and stable community or plants and animals. 

What is a climax community?

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