Symbiotic Relationships
What is mutualism? Hint: (+/+)
The coexistence of two different species where each depends on the other to survive.
An aquatic ecosystem with coral reefs, clownfish, jellyfish, and sharks.
Marine Ecosystem
Name one aquatic ecosystem.
What is the process by which plants make energy called?
Photosynthesis
What animal was my Animal Profile Presentation about?
The Mountain Tree Shrew of New Guinea.
What is parasitism? Hint: (+/-)
The coexistence of two species where one is living off the other.
A cold, icy desert ecosystem.
Tundra Ecosystem
Name one terrestrial ecosystem.
Tundra, desert, forest, mountain, grassland.
What things does a plant need to make energy?
Sunlight, CO2, and water.
What is a food web?
A diagram of how all the food chains in an ecosystem connect.
What is commensalism? Hint: (+/0)
The coexistence of two species where one receives a benefit and the other does not receive a benefit nor harm.
A forest ecosystem where trees lose and regrow their leaves each year. Bears, foxes, and owls live here too.
Deciduous Forest Ecosystem
What is a consumer?
A consumer is any living thing that eats (consumes) another living thing to survive.
What is released through photosynthesis?
Glucose and oxygen.
The living thing at the top of a food chain or food web is called the _____ ________.
Top consumer, or top carnivore.
What is predation? Hint: (+/-)
The coexistence of two different species where one predates (hunts) on the other.
A dry, dry ecosystem where temperatures get very hot during the day and very cold at night. Little to no water can be found here.
Desert Ecosystem
What is a producer?
A producer is a plant which makes (produces) its own energy through the process of photosynthesis.
How does a plant absorb sunlight for photosynthesis?
Chlorophyll in the chloroplasts of the plants' cells.
Some plants like the pitcher plant can also be ________.
carnivores
What is protocooperation? Hint: (+/+)
The coexistence of two different species where both receive a benefit, BUT are not dependent on the other to survive.
A wet, hot ecosystem where many different plants and insects can be found. These ecosystems are sometimes called the "Lungs of the Earth."
Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem
What are fungi and slime molds called?
Decomposers
What are the tiny holes underneath a leaf through which gases are exchanged?
Stomata
A vulture is a consumer, but it is also a __________.
scavenger