Vocabulary
A _________________ consists of all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time.
population
Name 2 limiting factors.
What are the three types of symbiotic relationships?
Mutualism, parasitism, commensalism
What do we call it when we clear all the trees from an area?
Deforestation
What is my favorite color?
Yellow
________________ is any close relationship between different species.
Symbiosis
How would you order the following levels from smallest to largest?
Biosphere, molecule, ecosystem, population, organ
molecule > organ > population > ecosystem > biosphere
A lion, stalking, hunting, and eating a gazelle is an example of what kind of relationship? (2 words)
Predator-prey
What do you call a new species that moves into an area and disrupts the ecosystem?
Invasive species
How many children do I have, and how old are they?
Ezra is 2
What do you call it when there are too many of one species in an area?
Overpopulation
Explain the difference in extinct, endangered, and threatened species.
Extinct species have all died out and there are no more.
Endangered species' population is at risk of extinction.
Threatened species are at risk, but not yet endangered.
The hawk and the red fox both hunt and eat mice. This is an example of what type of relationship?
Competitive
Runoff from fertilizers used in farming to water systems is an example of _______________.
Pollution
Who is my favorite student?
What do you call the type of symbiosis where one species is helped and the other is harmed?
Parasitism
What is a biotic factor?
Any living thing
Ants in a colony all help collect food. This is an example of what kind of relationship?
Cooperative or Mutualistic
If an ecosystem is destroyed, what will happen to the animals that live there?
Extinction
What is my cat's name? (or what movie is she named after)
Mochi - Big Hero 6
___________________ is the process of a body of water becoming nutrient-rich.
enrichment
Negative.
When a population grows too large, there are not enough resources for everyone to survive.
Can also cause harm to the environment.
Can also limit other populations' growth (predation).
Provide an example of commensalism. (or the definition)
A buffalo disturbing grasshoppers in the grass, then birds come along and eat the grasshoppers.
A remora using a shark for transportation.
A bird building a nest in a tree.
Name 2 things that disrupt dynamic equilibrium in an ecosystem.
Natural disruptions (wildfires, floods), resource extraction (mining, deforestation), pollution, invasive species, human impact
What is my favorite pokemon?
Chikorita