The relationship that occurs when a stronger animal, called a predator, captures, kills, and eats an animal of a different species.
For example: a lion and a zebra.
Predation.
100
Organisms which obtain energy by eating plants and algae.
Primary consumers.
100
A cow belongs to this level of the food chain.
Primary consumer.
100
Describe the difference between endangered and extinct.
Endangered means a species is in danger of extinction; extinction means there are no animals of that species left on the planet.
200
Stable groups in which the offspring are fed and cared for by the mothers or parents during the first years of life.
For example: lions, whales, elephants.
Family groups.
200
The term for the animal which is attacked by the predator.
Prey.
200
Organisms which produce their own food through photosynthesis.
Producers.
200
A fox belongs to this part of the food chain.
Hint: foxes eat both fruits and other animals.
Primary and secondary consumer.
200
The most endangered cat species in the world.
The Iberian lynx.
300
Two males of the same species competing for a female.
Competition.
300
The way two organisms of different species exist in a relationship in which each individual benefits from the activity of the other.
For example: A bee and a flower.
Mutualism.
300
Organisms which live on the remains of other living things.
Decomposers.
300
True or false: Omnivores belong to different levels of the food chain.
True.
300
The national park in the South of Spain which is home to animals such as the Iberian imperial eagle and the Iberian lynx.
Doñana National Park.
400
Animals that live in highly organized societies with each organism specializing in a different role.
▲--this relationship can be represented by a triangle; many in the group are at the bottom and very few are at the top.
For example: bees, ants, termites.
Hierarchical communities.
400
The relationship in which the parasite benefits while the other organism which the parasite depends on, called the host, does not.
For example: a mosquito and a human.
Parasitism.
400
Organisms which eat secondary consumers.
Tertiary consumers.
400
The term used to describe many different food chains connected within the same ecosystem.
Food web.
400
Give two examples of an extinct species and two examples of an endangered one.
Examples of extinct species: dinosaurs, golden toad, dodo bird.
Examples of endangered species: Iberian imperial eagle, Iberian lynx, Tasmanian devil, tiger shark.
500
Animals that move, migrate, or live in groups to protect themselves against predators.
For example: fish, birds, or cattle.
Gregarious species.
500
The relationship which benefits one organism while not helping or harming the other organism.
For example: cattle egrets and cattle.
Commensalism.
500
Organisms which eat primary consumers.
Secondary consumers.
500
Order the animals according to their level in the food chain.
Mosquitoes, fungi, deer, grass, hawks, bats.
Grass, deer, mosquitoes, bats, hawks, fungi.
500
The book mentions 6 causes of biodiversity loss. Name 4 of these causes.
All answers include:
Climate change, pollution, hunting and capturing animals, over-exploiting resources, alteration of habitats, releasing pets into the wild.