Vocab
What is a producer?
An organism that makes their own food
What biome is known for species like rattlesnakes, roadrunners and a lack of rain?
Desert
What is it called when there is a relationship where both species benefit?
Mutualism
What always is at the bottom of the food chain?
Producers
What kind of animal is Pumba in the lion king?
Warthog
What is a population?
The amount of one species in a given area
What do the lines on the climate graph represent?
Tempatures
What is it called when one species is harmed when another one is helped?
Parasitism
What do the arrows on a food web or chain represent?
Energy Transfer
The building blocks of living things are called what?
What is carrying capacity?
The largest number of species a population will hold
Which biome is known for it's warm tempatures and high percipitation?
Tropical Rainforest
Barnalcles and a Whale is an example of what type of symbiosis
Commensalism
What is the third consumer called?
Tertiary Consumer
An enviornment that contains both living and non living things is called what?
Ecosystem
What is a niche?
An organisms unique role in it's community
A region has long, cold winters, short summers, and is dominated by evergreen trees such as spruce and fir.
Taiga
The cuckoo bird and warbler are an example of what type of symbiosis?
Parasitism
In a food chain with three animals which is the one that gets the least amount of energy?
Apex Predator
What place in Africa did Jane Goodall go to study the Chimpanzees?
Gombe
What is symbiosis?
A relationship between two species where one species benefits
A scientist observes an animal with thick fur, a layer of fat beneath its skin, and small ears to reduce heat loss. Which biome can they infer it's from?
Tundra
What is an example of mutualism?
Answers will vary
Why are food webs more accurate than food chains?
They show multiple relationships