VOCABULARY
When something becomes different over time.
change
What do we call the process of creating offspring?
reproduction
The size of a population can be affected by any population that is connected to it in a __________, even if they are not directly connected.
food web
The owl receives energy from which organisms?
a). grasshopper and mouse
b). mouse and rabbit
c). rabbit and butterfly
d). butterfly and frog
b). mouse and rabbit
An HERBIVORE, is a living organism that only eats:
plants
What do we call a group of the same type of organisms living in the same area?
population
consumer population
Elephants eat grass. What is the consumer population?
Elephants
What do organisms use energy for?
a). Growth only
b). Reproduction only
c). Moving around only
d). Everything they do to survive, grow & reproduce
d). Everything they do to survive, grow & reproduce
An OMNIVORE is a living organism that consumes:
Both, meat and plants
What is the name for a small part that is meant to show what the whole is like?
sample
When the number of organisms in a population stays mostly the same over time, it is considered
a stable population
All living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria is known as?
organisms
The smaller the resource population, the ______ energy storage molecules are available for its consumer populations.
less
Symbiosis is an interaction between two different organisms living in close physical contact, typically to the advantage of both.
a) True
b) False
a) True
competition
Two populations can compete for the same resource population. A change to one of these populations affects the _____ of the other.
size
What is the name of the model that shows what eats what in an ecosystem?
food web
The Human population is increasing worldwide. What does that mean?
More _____________ than _______________
More births than deaths
In a PREDATIVE ecological relationship, a predator is the resource population and the prey is the consumer population.
a) True
b) False
False
What do we call a particular area where organisms interact with each other and their surroundings?
b) ecosystem
What do we call a molecule that organisms can use for energy needed to survive & reproduce?
energy storage molecule
What do we call a population that is being eaten ?
resource population
What are the three types of Energy Storage Molecules?
Fat, Carbohydrates/ Starches, Glucose
a). No animal eats panthers.
b). Fewer panthers were born than died.
c). More panthers were born than died.
d). A lot of panthers were born and none of them died.
c). More panthers were born than died.