Vocabulary
Ecosystems
Food Chains
Interactions
Miscellaneous
100
Birds in a tree are called this because there is more than one of the same species?
What is a population
100
The fish in our aquariums are considered this type of factor.
What is a biotic factor?
100
The ultimate source of energy for almost all living organisms.
What is the sun?
100
A relationship between two organisms in which one is benefitted and the other is harmed.
What is parasitism
100
Makes own energy/food and is the first level of the food pyramid.
What is an autotroph or producer?
200
The definition of this term is "any non-living thing".
What is an abiotic factor?
200
An area which includes food, shelter, and other necessary resources that an organism needs to survive.
What is a habitat
200
An organism at the top of the food chain.
What is a tertiary consumer?
200
a relationship between two organisms in which one is benefitted and the other is not helped or harmed.
What is commensalism?
200
The trophic level that produces the most biomass.
What is a producer?
300
A symbiotic relationship that benefits both organisms.
What is mutualism?
300
A combination of abiotic and biotic factors in their physical environment.
What is an ecosystem?
300
The term for microorganisms that consume dead organisms.
What are decomposers?
300
Daily Double: Resources that two or more organisms within an ecosystem may compete for. (Name at least three)
What are habitat, water, sunlight, and food?
300
The vast collection of ecosystems that share some similar characteristics.
What is a biome?
400
Factors in the environment that are the reason why populations do not spiral out of control.
What are limiting factors?
400
Multiple species of organisms living in an area (ex. trees, birds, and ants).
What is a community?
400
Organisms that eat both plants and animals.
What is an omnivore?
400
The relationship between a bee and a flower, in which both organisms benefit.
What is mutualism?
400
The term that refers to the amount of organisms that can survive indefinetly in an ecosystem.
What is carrying capacity?
500
Growth of a population in which population multiplies by a constant factor at constant time intervals.
What is exponential growth?
500
This is an abiotic limiting factor found in our aquariums and terrariums.
What is lack of sunlight, temperature, or lack of water?
500
Daily Double: Draw an example of the energy transfer from the sun to a raccoon
sun>plants>fish>raccoon
500
Biotic limiting factors that keep lower class organisms under control. (Provide at least two).
What are predators, food supply, and diseases?
500
The three key factors needed by plants to complete the process of photosynthesis.
What is water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide?
M
e
n
u