Vocabulary
Predator
An animal that hunts and consumes it's prey.
It increases shortly after.
A tick living on a dog. The tick is drinking blood and the dog is being harmed. What type of relationship is this?
Parasitism
Describe the level of precipitation in a Tropical Rainforest...
High Levels of Precipitation
Which direction do the arrows point in a food chain or food web?
Toward the organism that is DOING THE CONSUMING.
Prey
An organism that is hunted and eaten by predators
What is an ecosystem?
A community of living organisms and the way they interact with nonliving parts of their environment
Owls hunt and eat mice. What type of relationship is this?
Predator and Prey Relationship
Describe an Estuary...
A mix of salt water and fresh water...
What happens to energy as it is transferred throughout a food chain or web?
Energy is lost
What is the difference between a carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore?
Carnivores eat only meat, herbivores eat only meat, omnivores eat both plants and meat.
What is the role of a producer in a food web?
To get energy from the sun, then be consumed by primary consumers.
What is a primary consumer's role in an ecosystem?
They consume the producers.
Which biome is treeless, low precipitation, and can be hot or cold?
Desert
What is the difference between Alpine and Arctic Tundra?
Alpine is in high Altitudes, Arctic is in high latitudes...
Parasitism
When one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
What is deforestation?
When a forest is cut down.
Who gets the least amount of energy in an energy pyramid? Primary Consumer, Secondary Consumer, or Tertiary Consumer?
The Tertiary Consumer
Which biome has evergreen trees?
Taiga
Freshwater vs Marine biome?
What is commensalism and mutualism?
Commensalism is when one organism benefits and one is neither helped nor harmed. Mutualism is when both organisms benefit.
Which forest biome has 4 seasons and is located in the temperate climate zone?
Temperate Deciduous Forest
When a bee drinks the nectar from a flower, then spreads around pollen to other flowers. What type of relationship is this?
Mutualism
Name 3 differences between Antarctica and Artic...
Artic-North Pole, Tundra, Polar Bears,
Antarctica-South Pole, Desert, Penguins
What are owl pellets? Describe where they come from and the process..
Owls cannot digest the bones of their prey, so they regurgitate the bones and fur by using special muscles.