interactions
food chain
parts
potpourri
potpourri 2
100
coyotes eat rabbits so coyotes are the __________ and rabbits are the prey
What is predators
100
animals that form the beginning of a food chain and can make their own food are called
What is producers
100
living things in an ecosystem
What is biotic
100
all the populations in a given area
What is community
100
flowers and _______________ have coevolved together to help each other
What is pollinators
200
when 2 members of the same or different species attempt to use the same resources they must _______________
What is compete
200
organisms that must eat other things are
What are consumers
200
nonliving things in an ecosystem
What is abiotic
200
all the rabbits in the town of Duke would be a
What is population
200
a long term relationship between 2 species is a
What is symbiosis
300
a symbiosis where both members benefit is
What is mutualism
300
a consumer that eats plants is a
What is herbivore
300
lowest level in the environment
What is organism or species
300
a more complex way to show the interactions of living things in an environment than a food chain is a
What is food web
300
the study of living things and thier environment is
What is ecology
400
a symbiosis where one benefits and the other is harmed is
What is parasitism
400
a consumer that eats other consumers is a
What is carnivore
400
all the same species in one area
What is population
400
largest population an area can support is its
What is carrying capacity
500
a symbiosis where one benefits and the other is unaffected is
What is commensalism
500
organisms that feed on dead or decayed matter are
What is decomposers
500
all the areas of earth where life exists
What is biosphere
500
if there is not a lot of food in an area, then food may be the _______________ resource
What is limiting
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