Interactions
Basics
True or False
Classification
Random
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Define ecosystem
A system formed by organisms interacting with each other and their non-living environment in a balanced way
100
What is the name for where an organism lives?
Habitat
100
Biotic factors are the living parts of an ecosystem
True
100
Is this a strong or a weak key and why: Hair up Blue shirt Earrings
No, those are things that could change day to day and give you different classification results
100
Put these in oder from most threatened to least threatened: Rare, Endangered, Vulnerable
Endangered - Vulnerable - Rare
200
Fill in the blank and give an example: Commensalism is an interaction between ____ organisms, where one ______ and the other in unharmed.
two, benefits: clown fish and sea anemone.
200
What is the process by which plants get their energy?
Photosynthesis
200
The arrows in a food chain show that and animal has been eaten
False, they represent the transfer of energy
200
Monera, Protist and Fungi are 3 of the 5 Kingdoms. What are the other 2?
Plant and animal
200
What are 2 examples of abiotic factors?
Temperature, rocks, soil, etc
300
Which type of interaction between species allows one to benefit and the other to be harmed or killed?
Parasitism
300
The joining together of many food chains is called a what?
Food Web
300
In an ecosystem there are many habitats
True
300
Who is responsible for the current scientific naming system we use? (Binomial Nomenclature)
Linnaeus
300
What are adaptations?
Characteristics that assist organisms to survive (specific features/differences that help them to live in their environment)
400
A bee and a flower are species working together in what kind of interaction?
Mutualism (both benefit from each other)
400
Name and example of a predator and a prey in the same habitat
Answers will vary: Shark/fish, Lion/zebra, Spider/fly etc
400
True or False: Introduced species are always bad
False, some introduced species help to moderate a problem or improve a habitat.
400
What does binomial nomenclature mean?
2 part name (consisting of the Genus and species)
400
Give an example of an organism with an exoskeleton and one with an endoskeleton
Answers may vary: exo - insects endo - dolphins, humans, etc
500
Give an example of an introduced species disrupting the balance of an ecosystem
Answers may vary. Rabbit and cane toad are good examples
500
What is the difference between omnivores, carnivores and herbivores?
omnivores eat plants and animals, carnivores just eat other animals, herbivores just eat plants
500
True or False: At each level of classification below the Kingdom, the group of organisms gets bigger.
False, they get smaller
500
Put these in order from largest to smallest group: Order, Species, Class, Kingdom, Phylum, Genus, Family. Hint: Kingdom is at the top and Species is at the bottom
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
500
Below are the names of four organisms, although you may not know what they are, identify which ones are likely the most related, explain how you know. Acacia gunnii Tristania conferta Eucalyptus gunnii Acacia conferta
Acacia gunnii and Acacia conferta Because they both belong to the same Genus
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