Symbiotic Relationships
How do symbiotic relationships benefit organisms?
They provide resources, protection, or other benefits that enhance survival and reproduction.
What is a producer?
A producer is an organism that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis.
What is a primary consumer?
A primary consumer is an organism that eats producers, typically herbivores.
What is an abiotic factor?
non-living, physical aspects of the environment
Name one type of symbiotic relationship.
Mutualism, commensalism, or parasitism.
What is a heterotroph?
A heterotroph is an organism that cannot produce its own food and relies on other organisms for energy.
What percent of energy is gained from the previous level as you move up the energy pyramid?
10%
What is an ecosystem comprised of?
abiotic and biotic factors
What is parasitism?
Parasitism is a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another.
What is ecology?
The study of interactions of living things with each other and their relationships with the environment
How does energy flow in a food chain?
Energy flows from producers to primary consumers, then to secondary consumers, and so on.
What is biodiversity and why is it important?
Biodiversity is the variety of all forms of life on Earth. It is important because every living thing is connected. The more different species an ecosystem has, the stronger and healthier it is.
What is commensalism?
Commensalism is a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
What is an ecological community?
populations of DIFFERENT species that live in the same area and interact with each other.
What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?
Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil.
What is an example of mutualism?
An example of mutualism is bees pollinating flowers while receiving nectar.
What is a population?
organisms of the SAME species that live in the same area and interact with each other
What is a food web and what is it made up of?
A food web is a complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem made up of multiple food chains
What is the highest and most inclusive level of ecological organization?
The biosphere