Symbiosis Vocabulary 🎧
What is symbiosis?
Symbiosis: Any close relationship between different organisms from different species.
What does biotic mean?
Biotic: A living organism
What is a decomposer?
A decomposer breaks down the remains of animals.
What is the powerhouse of a cell?
The mitochondria
What is parasitism?
Parasitism: When one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed.
What is the the difference between an abiotic factor and a biotic factor?
An abiotic factor is a non-living thing and a biotic factor is a living factor.
What are photosynthetic organisms?
Photosynthetic organisms: Organisms that change sunlight into energy/food they use to grow.
What is the 3rd planet from the sun?
Earth 🌍
Give 2 examples of parasitism.
Ex: Mosquito’s to humans, fleas to dogs, leech to humans, etc.
Define biosphere.
Biosphere: Parts of earth that support life
What is a food chain?
A food chain “outlines who eats whom.“
Is water abiotic or biotic?
Abiotic
Define mutualism
Mutualism: A symbiosis relationship in which both species/organisms benefit.
What are the ecological levels?
Organism/individual, population, community, ecosystem, biome, biosphere.
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain shows who eats whom. A food web shows all of the food chains in an ecosystem.
What are the scientific method steps?
Make observations, ask questions, research, form a hypothesis, design/perform an experiment, analyze your data, draw conclusions, and report.
What is the difference between commensalism and parasitism?
In commensalism one animal is helped/benefited and the other animal is not affected. In parasitism, only one organism benefits and the other one is harmed.
What is a community?
A community includes different animals living together in one ecosystem.
True or False:
A food chain shows more relationships than a food web.
False
Where is Matthew from?
Australia 🤪