Vocabulary
a group of organisms of the same species living in the same area
population
an organism that eats only animals
carnivore
an organism that is eaten by another organism is called?
prey
biosphere
What is the difference between a population and a community?
Population has the same species and a community has diffrent species in the same area
the organ system whose primary function is movement and flexibility
muscular system
clouds that look like fluffy piles of cotton
cumulus
The five levels of organization in the environment, from the first to the fifth.
organism,population,community,ecosystem,biosphere
an organism that eats both plants and animals
omnivore
the largest population that an ecosystem can support
Carrying capacity
The study of living things interacting
ecology
What is the difference between a community and an ecosystem?
Community are biotic factors only, an ecoystem includes the abiotic factors as well.
The organ system whose primary function is to support and protect the body and to allow the body to move
skeletal system
wispy, feathery clouds made of ice crystals that form at high levels
cirrus
a community of organisms and their abiotic environment.
Biotic + Abiotic factors
ecoystem
Grass eaten by a prairie dog, the prairie dog eaten by a coyote, this is an example of a simple one-direction flow of energy called a?
food chain
a relationship in which one organism benefits, while the other organism is harmed is called?
parasitism
a relationship between 2 species who benefit from each other is called ?
mutualism
What does predation mean?
You have a predator and prey, one oraganism feeds of another.
The body system consists of the heart, blood vessels, and blood, that carries needed substances to cells and carries waste products away from cells
Cardiovascular System
In Latin it means to stretch or extend like a blanket of clouds, usually lower level
stratus
Name 5 biotic factors:
all living organisms
animals
plants
bacteria
fungi
What type of organisms gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients
decomposers
a relationship in which one organism is benefited, while the other is not affected is called?
commensalism
organisms that obtain food by eating other organisms
consumers
What is needed for any ecosystem to be succesful?
a producer is needed
the body's speedy, electrochemical communication system, consisting of all the nerve cells of the peripheral and CNS. Parts are the brain & spinal cord
Nervous System
the type of thunderstorm clouds are called
cumulonimbus
Name 5 abiotic factors
water
temperature
soil
weather
anything non-living
What is at the bottom of every food pyramid?
a producer
Young wasps are eating the tomato hornworm that is their host, what is this an example of?
parasitism
carnivores that eat secondary consumers
tertiary consumers
What would happen to the rodent population and tomato population if the snake population decreased?
Rodent population would increase.
Tomato population would decrease.
the system that removes waste from your body and controls water balance
excretory system
A dark, grey, featureless layer of cloud, thick enough to block out the Sun. Producing persistent rain, these clouds.
DARK BLANKET
nimbusstratus