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100
If disease strikes the frog population, the population of owls would
Decrease
100
A relationship between two organisms that benefits both organisms is
Mutualism
100
Populations tend to reach their carrying capacity and not their __________.
Biotic Potential
100
A geographic area on Earth that contains ecosystems with similar biotic and abiotic features is a
Biome
100
What happens when a population surpasses the ecosystem's carrying capacity?
Overpopulation
200
Birds will move into hollowed holes in trees for a space that is safe from predators. The tree does not move and is not affected by this relationship. What type of symbiotic relationship is described?
Commensalism
200
List the levels of organization from least complex to most complex.
Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem
200
One community gradually changes to another community in an area through
Succession
200
What is the name for the first level consumers?
Primary Consumer
200
What recycles a gas in the atmosphere that people breathe into their lungs?
Oxygen Cycle
300
Strepsistera beetles are eating the cockroaches that are their hosts. This is an example of
Parasitism
300
The growth of a population under perfect conditions with no limiting factors is considered an area's
Biotic Potential
300
The largest population an environment can support is the
Carrying Capacity
300
Grass is eaten by a deer. The deer is eaten by a wolf. This is an example of
Predation
300
List only biotic factors.
Wilting Flower, Moss, Mushroom, Goldfish
400
Two members of the same species fight over who gets a certain food. Members of different species try to take over a certain nesting area. These are both examples of
Competition
400
Give examples of abiotic factors.
Sunlight, Temperature, Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen
400
Determine which order in which a chicken, a human, a worm, and a tomato belong in the food chain.
Tomato > Worm > Chicken > Human
400
What is the predator of the frog?
Snake
400
Determine what kind of organism belongs in the blank box of the food web.
A rabbit
500
Describe the organization of an ecosystem.
Species make up populations, which make up communities.
500
In a food web, arrows point in just one direction because they show
How energy is transferred to the animal that is eating
500
Fish in a small pond will most likely depend on what biotic factors to meet their needs?
Plants that exchange gases with the pond water
500
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food web is the combination of all the food chains in an ecosystem.
500
Some birds make their nests on the edge of rivers despite not being able to swim or breathe underwater. They feed on flying insects and lay four to five eggs. What would be evidence that the population of birds was affected by a change in the environment?
Fewer birds building nests along the river when the water level rises