Vocabulary
An organism that gets eaten by other animals.
The path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem
Food Chain
What is made up of both biotic and abiotic factors?
Ecosystem
Any resoure that restricts the growth of populations
limiting factor
A relationship between a dog and a tick is?
parasitism
All living and nonliving things in an environment
Community
What are producers?
Organisms that use the sun's energy to make sugar and oxygem
The organisms within an ecosystem that belongs to the same species
population
A chetah's spotted coat is an example of what?
camouflage
A relationship between two organisms that benefits both organisms
mutualism
What does an insect use that helps it look like a stick
Protective resemblance
What general pattern do all food chains follow?
producer, herbivore, carnivore, decomposer
A characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment; an example would be sharp teeth, webbed feet, fish swimming in schools
adaptation
Two birds might share the same rainforest habitat but eat different foods. These two birds occupy two different ________________ in the same community.
niches
A relationship between two animals in which one animal obtains food from teh other without helping or hurting
commensalism
The role an organism plays in a community
niche
Why would more plans survive in an ecosystem?
The predators above the plants are decreasing.
Give 3 examples of biotic factors and 3 examples of abiotic factors
biotic - deer, tree, bush, grass, bird, squirrel
abiotic - rock, stream, soil, dirt, sun
eating different foods
being nocturnal
A relationship where one organism is benefited and the other organism is being harmed
parasitism
An adaptation in which an animal looks or acts like another animal
Mimicry
What happens when the top predator is removed from an ecosystem?
Anything above it on the food chain will grow and expand, more plants will survive
The greatest number of individuals within a population that an ecosystem can support
carrying capacity
Give examples of protective coloration that we discussed or read about in the book
What does a parasite live on?