Resource management
Biotic and Abiotic
Levels of Hierarchy in Ecosystems
Dependence and competition
Relationships
(between organisms)
(between organisms)
100
The careful use and protection of natural resources to ensure they are not wasted, overused or depleted.
What is CONSERVATION
100
A plant, fungi or animal is categorized as being this
What is BIOTIC
100
A single living thing
What is an ORGANISM
100
A lizard and a snake drinking from the same stream is an example of this
What is COMPETITION WITHIN AN ECOSYSTEM (of an abiotic factor)
100
an interaction between organisms where both require a resource that is in limited supply
What is COMPETITION
200
The ability to use resources in a way the resources minimize waste while maximizing the benefit or output.
What is EFICIENCY
200
Soil, sunlight, temperature, water or rocks are categorized as this
What are ABIOTIC
200
This level consists of all populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact
What is a COMMUNITY
200
Two birds fighting over a worm to eat is an example of this
What is COMPETITION OF FOOD RESOURCES (w/in an ecosystem)
200
Bad bacteria that can get inside our stomachs and make us sick. Humans and bad bacteria have this type of relationship
What is PARASITISM
300
As the world's population of humans increasing, the use of Earth's resources does this
What is INCREASE
300
A bee pollinating flowers while collecting nectar is considered this type of interaction
(EX: Biotic to ?)
What is BIOTIC TO BIOTIC
300
The same species living in the same area are part of this level
What is POPULATION
300
These are 4 main factors are what plants depend on for growth
What are
Sunlight
Soil Composition
Water
Air -carbon dioxide & oxygen
300
These are the 3 types of symbiotic relationships.
What are:
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
400
This is when someone doesn't get enough nutrients due to lack of food or clean water
What is MALNUTRITION
400
Birds building a nest in a tree is considered to be this type of interaction
(EX: ? to biotic)
What is BIOTIC TO BIOTIC
400
All living things on Earth and the environments that they interact with
What is the BIOSPHERE
400
A plant growing bigger leaves to absorb more sunlight is an example of this
What is ADAPTATION
400
A spider builds its web on a plant or bush to catch insects.
What is COMMENSALISM
500
Contour farming uses the land to help prevent soil erosion. Preventing soil erosion helps keep these in the soil.
What are NUTRIENTS
500
If there were a fire in a wooded ecosystem, what biotic resource would the animals most likely compete to obtain?
What is FOOD
500
The correct order of hierarchy of ecosystems from smallest to greatest is this
What is
Organism
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Biosphere
500
Based on this chart, what 2 species are competing for food resources in this ecosystem?
What the the BEAR and the WOLF
500
A toucan eats the fruit of a wild fig tree. After digesting the fruit, the toucan flies away and later excretes the seeds in a new location. The seeds can then grow into new fig trees.
What is MUTUALSIM