What is symbiosis?
The relationship between two different species that live together.
True or false? The relationship between a coyote and a rabbit is predator/prey.
True
What is competition?
Organisms fighting for the same resoruce
How many organisms benefit in a parasitic relationship?
One (1)
What school does Mrs. Wong work at?
Cockeysville Middle
Both organisms involve benefit.
Identify an example of a predator.
Answers will vary.
What are the four resources that organisms will compete for?
Food, water, shelter, and a mate
What organisms might owls prey on?
Shrews, voles, moles, rodents
What room is Mrs. Wong in?
What type of relationship is described?
A remora fish attaches to a shark. The remora fish feeds off the leftovers from the shark's meal. The shark does not benefit.
Commensalism
Which organism gets hurt in a predator/prey relationship?
What organism will compete against a rabbit for grass?
Deer, grasshopper
In a food web, what does the arrow point to?
a. the consumer
b. the organism being consumed
a. the consumer
What is the name of your science teacher?
Mrs. Wong
Which type of symbiotic relationship is described?
A bee pollinates a flower so that more flowers can grow and the bee gets nectar from the flower.
Mutualism
Give an example of a predator/prey relationship where the prey is a mouse or a snake.
Hawk, owl, answers will vary.
What resource would an owl and a hawk compete for?
Mice, rats, rabbits, snakes
What is an owl pellet?
Regurgitated fur and bones
What is Mrs. Wong's favorite pizza topping?
In the scenario described, what organism is benefitting?
A tick latches on to a dog and feeds off the dog's blood.
Tick
What adaptations/features does a shark have that allow it to be an effective predator?
Large size, sharp teeth, large fins and tail allow for fast swimming
Which of the following is an example of competition?
a. a cat chasing a mouse
b. a clown fish living in a sea anemone
c. 2 fish fighting for algae
c. 2 fish fighting for algae
What role recycles nutrients back into the soil?
A decomposer
Mrs. Wong LOVES the summertime.
She is sitting out on her back deck with her Starbucks Strawberry Acai Refresher and a mosquito comes out of nowhere and bites her!
She shouts out, this is a an example of __________________!
What symbiotic relationship is this an example of?
Parasitism!