Vocab
What is an ecologist?
A scientist who studies the interactions of organisms.
What do Moon jellies eat?
Zooplankton
If the green-leaf population increases, will the wee bug population decrease or increase?
What is an energy storage molecule?
A molecule that organisms can use to release the energy they need to survive.
How do Moon jellies move themselves in the water?
By squeezing themselves in and out.
If the furbils increase and the green-leafs decrease, will the wee bugs increase or decrease?
What is decrease.
What is the word with the definition of: a model that shows what eats what in a population
Food Web
Why do they gather up?
To provide protection from predators.
What could be the cause of the week bugs decreasing?
Less green leafs and less furbils.
What is the word with the definition of: the result of one cause leading to an effect that causes one or more other effects.
Do jellies pair up and mate?
No
How can the furbils population increase?
More wee bugs and less green leafs.
What is the word with the definition of: a population that is eaten by organisms from another population
Resource population
How many eggs does a female Moon jelly create?
A dozen.
What do the arrows of the food web represent?