Invasive & Removal of Species
Organism Interactions
Ecosystems
Food Chains and Webs 1
Food Chains and Webs 2
100

A species that was introduced into an ecosystem that did not live there naturally is called...

What is an Invasive Species?

100

______ transform energy from the Sun into food through photosynthesis.

What is a producer?

100
Organisms that are alike enough to breed and produce offspring belong to this.
What is a species?
100
Plants are part of this type of organism that makes its own food.
What is a producer?
100
Mushroom and earthworms are part of this group of consumers that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals.
What is a decomposer?
200

Introducing or removing a species from an Ecosystem can cause an ______ to the ecosystem.

What is an imbalance?

200

A ____________ relationship is one where species are dependent on one another for survival. One or both species may benefit from this relationship.

What is a symbiotic relationship?

200
Members of the same species, that live together in the same habitat, make up one of these.
What is a population?
200
This type of organism eats other organisms to get food energy.
What is a consumer?
200
This is a carnivore that hunts, catches, and eats other animals.
What is a predator?
300

Removing a predator from a food chain would cause what immediate effect?

What is an increased prey population?

300

A relationship between species where both species benefits is called....

What is mutualism?

300
Different populations, of different species, that share the same habitat make up one of these.
What is a community?
300
Rabbits and mice are examples of this type of organism that eats only plants.
What is an herbivore?
300
These are animals that are hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal.
What is a prey?
400

What effect would introducing a new predator into a food chain have on the existing top predator?

What is increased population?

400

A relationship between species where one species benefits and the other is harmed is called...

What is Parasitism?

400
All the living and nonliving things, that interact with each other in an environment, make up one of these.
What is an ecosystem?
400
Lions, Tigers, and Killer Whales are examples of this type of consumer that eats only meat.
What is a carnivore?
400

What is the major source of energy for life on Earth?

What is the sun?

500

In a food web a Predator eats both Prey A and Prey B. Prey B gets over hunted and there are none left. What will happen to Prey A's population as a result?

What is a decrease in population?

500

A relationship between species where one species benefits and the other is unaffected is called....

What is Commensalism?

500
A very large area of land, with a certain type of climate, and certain types of organisms make up one of these.
What is a biome?
500
Humans and bears are examples of this type of consumers that eats both plants and animals.
What is an omnivore?
500

What do the arrows in a food chain or food web represent?

What is the flow of energy between organisms?