Symbiosis
What is Symbiosis?
Relationships between organisms that live in the same area.
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 generalist species?
A species of animals that
Give an example of a parasitic relationship.
Ticks, tapeworms, beetle on plants, etc.
Are plants the ONLY producers, true or false?
False, some bacteria can also be producers.
What are 3 types of consumers?
Types of consumers are omnivores, carnivores, and herbivores
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.
Are producers plants?
Yes, producers can be plants.
What can be a consumer?
Any animal could be a consumer.
What percentage of energy is transferred in an energy pyramid?
10%
Barnacles living on the sides of whales is an example of commensalism. True/False
True
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
Do producers and photosynthesis work together?
Yes, photosynthesis gives the producers the food and energy it needs.
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.