Symbiotic Relationships
What is it called when both organisms in a symbiotic relationship benefit?
Mutualism
Give an example of genetic diversity in animals.
Different color patterns in a species of butterfly
The root work Bio is Greek for what?
Life
Succession that occurs in an area without life present and no soil.
Primary Succession
What is a non-living part of an ecosystem called?
Abiotic factor
What do we call an organism that is hunted and eaten?
Prey
Why is genetic diversity important?
It allows populations to adapt to environmental changes and contributes to overall health and survival.
What is the method to measure diversity in an ecosystem?
Biodiversity Index
Succession that occurs in an area where soil is present but has been disturbed.
Secondary Succession
Biotic factors
What is it called when one organism benefits while the other is harmed?
Parasitism
How does genetic diversity contribute to survival?
it allows species to adapt to changes in the environment, increasing their chances of survival.
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Any example where no soil or life was present:
Glacial runnoff, volcanic eruption, landslide, etc.
What is the largest biome on earth?
Ocean/Marine/Aquatic
A bird following a cow through a field and eating bugs as they are stirred up is an example of:
Commensalism
Someone with short stature, short limbs, and thicker overall build likely had ancestors that lived in what type of climate?
Cold
What is the definition of biodiversity?
The variety of living organisms in different ecosystems
Name an example of Secondary Succession
Any type of shift or devastation requiring regrowth with a presence of soil: tornado, hurricane, abandonment.
What branch of science studies interactions between living things and their environment?
Ecology
List the three types of symbiotic relationships.
Mutualism (both benefit), Commensalism (one benefits, other unaffected), Parasitism (one benefits, other harmed)
Someone with darker skin (increased melanin) would likely have ancestors who lived near or far away from the Equator? What vitamin is difficult for them to absorb?
Near the equator, Vitamin D
The biodiversity index for our ecosystem in a jar with 1 beetle, 4 snails, 1 meal worm, 5 regular worms, and 5 millipedes is?
5/16=0.31
Define Ecological Succession
The gradual change in an ecosystem over time.
A new species is released into an ecosystem and it begins to take over an area, killing many of the prey that were feeding the local predators and even killing many of the predators themselves. This would be called what?
An invasive species