Symbiotic
How many symbiotic relationships are there?
four
What is the first organism to grow on a rocky soil, called a primary succession? AND what do they look like?
Lichen
The root system is minimal; and they release an acid to assist with breaking up the rock into usable soil.
What is the organism that is in the FIRST trophic layer?
Producers
What do you call the scientific graph that shows significant growth in a population? What is the common name called?
Exponential graph AND "J" shaped graph
What are Abiotic Factors of a Biome?
Any non-living thing
Explain mutualism
When both organisms benefit from the relationship.
What is a succession?
The GRADUAL process of introducing organisms to an environment/ecosystem; and creating soil.
What is the 2nd trophic leveal called and WHY?
Primary consumers. These are the consumers that each the producers FIRST.
When a population has reached its maximum survival amount is called?
Carrying Capacity
What are biotic Factors of a biome?
biotic factors
What would you call a relationship when a "tick" is involved in the relationship?
parasitism
Why don't animal organisms first come to a beginning succession?
Producers make up the food for all animal/fungi/bacteria environments. They would have nothing to eat.
What is the top of the trophic level called?
This is the quaternary level.
What would cause a population's carrying capacity to occur? Name three.
Natural disaster (flood, volcano, hurricane)
Weather/climate
Man's Interference
Parasitism/disease
What type of biome is in NORTH America, and contains from the lab a bison?
Grassland
Explain commensalism
This is when one organism benefits but the other organism is NOT harmed in any way.
Why can't trees, grasses, and shrubs grown immediately on a primary succession?
The soil is limited and not very thick. It is the first of a succession and began with rocks that needed to be broken down.
Explain the 10% law.
Each trophic layer loses 90% of its energy and only gains 10%. At each level, 10% gained.
What is the scientific name for the "S" shaped graph?
Logistic
Explain a biome
Different populations
Temperature
Location/geography
Climate/Precipitation
Animals/Plants. Soil type
Explain Predation. AND give TWO examples of this type of relationship.
This relationship ends the life of one organism.
What can cause a secondary succession AND explain what it is?
This is when an ecosystem or a portion of an ecosystem is wiped out. Because the soil is already there, it will grow back quickly and start with the sapling of trees/shrubs and grasses.
All other organisms begin their nutrition at this level; ALL organism get food substance from this layer.
List the 4 types of consumers and describe ONE.
Omnivore---plants and animals
herbivore--plants only
carnivore--meat only
decomposer--breaks down DEAD organisms
Choose a biome and describe what makes it different than other biomes
DAILY DOUBLE
Choose your biome and describe the following:Temperature/seasons/abiotic/biotic/precipitation, geography.