Energy Flow in Ecosystems
includes all living things and nonliving things in an environment
What is an ecosystem?
mutualism
Both organisms benefit
an adaptation in which an animal is protected against predators by its resemblance to an unpleasant animal
What is mimicry?
abiotic factors
What is water, wind, soil, sunlight?
reasons for why organisms compete
Organisms compete for food and space
commensalism
one organism benefits and the other is not harmed
Name a structural adaptation and a behavioral adaptation
the difference between a population and a community.
What is a population that includes all members of a single species in an area at a given time and a community that includes all the living things in an ecosystem?
the special role that an organism plays in a community
What is a niche?
parasitism
one organism benefits and the other is harmed
the movement of animals to find food, reproduce in better conditions, or find a less severe climate
What is migration?
the difference between a food web and a food chain
What is a food chain that travels in one direction and a food web that is a network?
What do organisms do to avoid competition?
They change their niche...they could hunt for food at different times or hunt different foods altogether.
how is lichen an example of mutualism
the fungus provides the alga with nutrients and a home, the alga provides the fungus with food and oxygen
Name a plant adaptation
What is a pseudobulb?
Describe a consumer, a producer, a herbivore, a carnivore, an omnivore, and decomposers.
A consumer - any animal that eats plants or other animals
A producer - produces food on its own.
A herbivore - eats plants
A carnivore - eats other animals
A omnivore - eats plants and animals
A decomposer - breaks down dead or decaying matter.
What is interdependence?
this organism lives in or on a host organism and benefits from the relationship
What is a parasite?
Describe camouflage, protective coloration, and protective resemblance...
Camouflage helps an organism blend in with its environment.
Protective coloration is a type of camouflage, helps an organism blend in with its background.
Protective resemblance allows an organism to match the color, shape, and texture of an environment.