Guess the Term
A non-native species that spreads rapidly and causes harm to ecosystems, economies, or human health.
Invasive Species
A change in an organism's DNA sequence.
Mutation
Forest, Desert and Tundra are examples of?
Biomes
Zebra mussels were attached to cargo ships coming from Europe an eventually entered the Great Lakes and disrupted aquatic ecosystems there.
Invasive Species
The non-living physical and chemical parts of an environment that affect organisms.
A community of living organisms interacting with each other and with their non-living environment.
Ecosystem
Farmers breed dairy cows that produce large amounts of milk.
Artificial Selection
A ______________ may cause a flower to produce petals of a different color than usual.
Mutation
The process by which organisms with beneficial traits are more likely to survive and reproduce.
Natural Selection
The variety of living organisms in an area, including different species, genes, and ecosystems.
Biodiversity
Overfishing in international waters can reduce fish populations because everyone wants to maximize their catch.
Tragedy of the Commons
A tropical rainforest contains thousands of plant, animal, insect, and microorganism species. Tropical rainforests have a very high ______________?
Biodiversity
A close relationship between two different species living together.
Symbiosis
A species that naturally occurs in a particular area without human introduction.
Native Species
Sea otters help control sea urchin populations, which helps protect kelp forests. Without the sea otters, there would be an abundance of sea urchins and they would eat all the kelp in the ecosystem. This would have a huge impact on other species that use the kelp for food and shelter. What are sea otters an example of?
Keystone Species
During droughts, plants with deeper roots may survive better and pass that trait to their offspring.
Natural Selection
The process in which humans choose organisms with desired traits to reproduce.
Artificial Selection
A situation where individuals overuse a shared resource, causing it to become depleted or damaged.
Tragedy of the Commons
Trees, birds, fungi, bacteria, and insects can affect the ecosystem they live in. They are all examples of ________________?
Biotic factors
Clownfish hide from prey in sea anemones. While hiding inside the sea anemones, the clownfish cleans the sea anemone and the clownfish's waste provides the anemone with nutrients.
Symbiosis (a symbiotic relationship)