biomes
a group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms is called...
biome
All of the living and nonliving parts make up a(n)
ecosystem
A group of the same organisms living in one habitat
a population
a diagram which shows the energy flow through food with in an ecosystem
food chain
a relationship between two living things in which one or more organism benefits
symbiotic relationships OR symbiosis
A biome that has very little rain fall, is warm to hot year round, and has organisms with adaptations to need very little water is...?
desert
the abiotic factors are ____________ and the biotic factors are ____________
nonliving and living
What is a community?
populations of all the organisms living in a ecosystem
what is a food web?
Several food chains interwoven together from an ecosystem, showing the exchange of energy between the organisms in the ecosystem.
In this kind of symbiotic relationship both organisms benefit
mutualism
biomes are usually classified into 6 different groups. Name three of them.
desert, rain forest, grassland, deciduous forest, boreal forest, tundra
Put these four words in the correct order from smallest to largest grouping:
ecosystem, population, community, and organism
organism, populations, communities, ecosystem
give an example of a community
food web
An producer is also called a _________________ because it makes its own _____________
autotroph, energy
Is the following example commensalism or parasitism? why?
A dog is host to a tapeworm, which feeds on food particles in it's stomache
parasitism
Rain forests can be divided into two different subcategories. rainforests near the equator are called ___________, while rain forests away from the equator with more moderate temperatures is called ___________
define and give an example of a habitat
an organism's environment which provides everything necessary for them to live, grow, and reproduce.
What makes a community successful
having diverse populations of organisms
A consumer gets it energy directly from _____________ and indirectly from ___________
producer, sun
An organism's specific role in the ecosystem is called a ________________. When two organisms have roles that pit them against each other for resources that is called _______________.
niche, competition
Choose either a temperate grassland (or prairie) or a tropical grassland (savanah) and describe its climate features.
prairie: moderate temperatures that fluctuate seasonal, moderate rainfall through out the year, and animals adapted to living in open areas (there are no trees)
savanah: tropical temperatures, rainfall that fluctuates seasonally, and animals adapted to living in open areas with little water at times.
What three factors in an ecosystem affect a population's growth? (limiting factors)
climate, space, food and water sources
Choose a particular organism and give an example of a population with in that ecosystem and a community
varies
When a consumer eats another organism, it get what percent of that organisms energy? So if the organism have 1000 calories or energy, the consumer would get _____________
10 %, 100 calories
Give an example of a predator prey relationship. Identify which organism is the prey and which is the predator
Example: a wolf eats a rabbit. The rabbit is the prey and the wolf is the predator