Biotic and Abiotic
This term refers to all the non-living components of an ecosystem, like sunlight, water, and soil.
What are abiotic factors?
This ecological term describes a long-term interaction between two species, where at least one species always benefits.
What is Symbiosis?
This type of succession begins in an area with no soil, such as after a lava flow or glacier retreat.
This diagram shows how energy flows in a straight line from producers to top predators.
What is a food chain?
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These are living or once-living parts of an ecosystem, including animals, plants, and bacteria.
What are Biotic Factors?
This type of symbiosis benefits both organisms involved and often involves cooperation, such as nutrient exchange or protection.
What is mutualism?
This type of succession occurs after a disturbance, like a forest fire or flood, where soil is still present.
What is Secondary Succession?
This type of diagram shows multiple interconnected food chains in an ecosystem.
What is a food web?
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Name two abiotic factors that can affect the types of plants in an ecosystem.
What are Soil and Sunlight?
A tick feeding on the blood of a mammal is an example of this type of symbiotic relationship, where the host is harmed.
What is parasitism?
These hardy organisms, such as lichens and mosses, are the first to colonize barren areas during primary succession.
What are Pioneer Species?
In an energy pyramid, these organisms are always found at the base.
What is a producer or plant?
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Explain how a biotic factor could depend on an abiotic factor to survive.
What are a plant depending on water to live?
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This is the stable, mature stage of succession with little change in species composition.
What is a Climax Community?
Only about this percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next in an energy pyramid.
What is 10% of the energy.
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If a drought occurs, causing most plants in an ecosystem to die, is this change caused by a biotic or abiotic factor—and why?
What is an abiotic factor, because the lack of water (a non-living factor) caused the change?
Clownfish live among the tentacles of sea anemones. Explain why this relationship is considered mutualism and how each organism benefits.
The clownfish gets protection from predators using the anemone’s stinging tentacles, while the anemone gets food scraps left from the clownfish.
Explain one major difference between primary and secondary succession in terms of time and starting conditions.
What is primary succession takes longer because it starts with no soil, while secondary succession is faster because soil and some life may already be present?
Explain why top predators are fewer in number and found at the top of energy pyramids.
What is because energy decreases as it moves up the pyramid, so there’s less available energy to support large populations of top predators?
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