Symbiosis
What is Symbiosis?
Relationships between organisms that live in the same area.
What does Bio- mean?
Life
What is a producer?
Producers are living things that create their own food.
What are consumers?
Consumers are usually animals that will eat the producers.
What is a decomposer?
An organism that breaks down another living thing or thing that is dead.
Give an example of a parasitic relationship.
Ticks, tapeworms, beetle on plants, etc.
Why is ecology important to humans?
Ecology is important to humans because it gives us info on the difference between people and nature and that's very crucial for producing food.
Are plants the ONLY producers, true or false?
False, some bacteria can also be producers.
What are 4 types of consumers?
Types of consumers are omnivores, carnivores, herbivores and decomposers.
What do decomposers do?
Decomposers eat dead plants and animals and turn them into chemical nutrients.
What is a mutualistic relationship?
When both organisms benefit from the relationship.
What does Eco- mean?
“environment,” “nature,” “natural habitat”
Are producers plants?
Yes, producers can be plants.
This shows the connections between multiple organisms with multiple arrows going to and from each organism.
Food web
True or false?
Fungi are not decomposers.
False
Barnacles living on the sides of whales is an example of commensalism. True/False
True
What do you call a scientist that studies ecology?
You would call them a ecologist.
How do producers grow?
Producers grow by a process called photosynthesis.
The answer is both.
Can insects be decomposers, true or false?
Yes, insects can be decomposers.
What kind of relationship would clown fish and sea anemone be?
Mutualism
What is Ecology?
Ecology is a branch of science that studies the relationship between living organisms and their surroundings.
What is the formula for photosynthesis?
6CO2 + 6H2O + Light Energy → C6H12O6 + 6O2
What is the difference between a primary consumer and a secondary consumer?
The difference is primary consumers are herbivores and secondary consumers are carnivores.
How do decomposers help the ecosystem?
Decomposers help the ecosystem by eating the dead plants and animals and they keep track of the flow of nutrients.