Symbiotic Relationships
In this type of symbiotic relationship, one organism benefits while the other is harmed.
Parasitism
A _________ is the home of a species
Habitat
These organisms produce their own food and are consumed by others
Producers
This type of adaptation involves what an organism does rather than what it looks like.
Behavioural adaptation
This person studies the relationship between living organisms and their environment
Ecologist
In this type of symbiotic relationship, both species benefit.
Mutualism
A ______ is an organism’s “job” or role in its environment.
Niche
These organisms cannot make their own food and therefore must eat other living things.
Consumers
This type of adaptation involves body parts, coverings, or internal systems.
Physical (structural) adaptation
The interactions among the living and non-living components of a particular environment is known as an ___________
Ecosystem
In this type of symbiotic relationship, one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
Commensalism
A wolf eats a rabbit. What level of consumer is the wolf?
Secondary
(The rabbit would've been the primary consumer)
An animal that only eats plants is a ____________
Herbivore
Geese often fly in a “V” shape when migrating long distances. Identify the type of adaptation this is
Behavioural adaptation
____________ is the build-up of harmful chemicals in the tissues of living organisms.
Bioaccumulation
Bees collect nectar from flowers and, in doing so, spread pollen. Both species benefit. What is this relationship?
Mutualism
How is a niche different from a habitat?
A habitat is where an organism lives; a niche is how it lives and interacts there.
These organisms break down dead plants and animals.
Decomposer
Identify an adaptation for surviving in a cold environment
Having thick fur or fat for insulation.
A hibiscus flower and a tree frog would both be examples of __________ components of an ecosystem
Biotic
A remora fish attaches to a shark and eats leftover food scraps. The shark is unaffected. What type of relationship is this?
Commensalism
What type of organism must exist in the greatest amounts for an ecosystem to be sustainable?
Producers
These animals eat dead organisms but do not usually kill them.
Scavengers
Raccoons in cities often tip over garbage cans to find food. This an example of a ________ __________, not an adaptation.
Learned behaviour
What are the basic needs for life?
Food
Air (for gas exchange)
Water
Habitat
Reproduction