A rabbit and deer eating the same grass is an example of ___________
What is competition
100
The leaves of the squash plant are side and broad. They keep weeds from growing by blocking sunlight. This is an example of _________
What is competition
100
These things are found in a backyard: squirrels, birds, worms, trees, and flowers. The list describes ______
What is a community
100
This is when one species benefits while the other is not affected
What is commensalism
200
Decomposers provide this to the food chain
What are nutrients for the soil
200
A hawk and mouse are an example of this relationship
What is predator-prey
200
A cow gets it energy from eating. It is this type of feeder.
What is consumer
200
If the fox population increases in a forest ecosystem, what would happen to the rabbit population?
What is decreases
200
This is the relationship of two different species living together in a close relationship
What is symbiosis
300
Living systems of plants and animals are constantly taking in water to continue to the processes of life. What eventually happens to most of that water?
What is returned to the environment
300
Living things in an environment are called this
What are biotic factors
300
Which of the following is a population in the Great Lakes? forests, variety of fish, Zebra mussels, squirrels.
What are Zebra Mussels
300
This group is the most efficient users of solar energy in a food chain
What are herbivores
300
This is a group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area
What is a population
400
Michigan is part of this biome
What is the Temperate Forest
400
A sea lamprey attaches itself to the side of a fish and feeds on the fishes body fluids, often killing the fish. What type of symbiotic relationship is this?
What is parasitism
400
A rabbit population increases dramatically. The rabbits main ______ has been eliminated by human development.
What is predator
400
If the number of trees significantly decreases, the atmospheric level of this gas might significantly increase.
What is carbon dioxide
400
A single individual plant, animal, fungus or other living thing
What is an organism
500
Mushrooms obtain energy by
What is absorbing matter from dead organisms
500
Honeybees get nectar from lilies, and lilies are pollinated by honeybees. This is an example of ________
What is mutualism
500
This group of organisms would be found living in which biome? vines, palm trees, tree frogs, monkeys
What is tropical rain forest
500
To increase the amount of oxygen in an aquarium, it is best to add more of these.
What are plants.
500
The physical location where plants and animals live