Living or not?
Biotic
What is living?
It is an organism that makes it's own food.
What is an autotroph?
Individual living thing
What is an organism?
Fleas feed on the blood of a dog; dog is itchy and becomes anemic.
What is parasitism?
Interconnected food chains.
What is a food web?
Abiotic
What is non-living?
It is an organism that only eats autotrophs.
What is a herbivore?
The northwest coniferous forest is an example.
What is a biome?
Sea anemone provides a home for the clown fish and the clown fish cleans the sea anemone's tentacles.
What is a mutualism?
The step in a food chain or food web.
What is a trophic level?
Grass, Trees, Insects
What are biotic factors?
It is an organism that only eats other animals.
What is a carnivore?
What is an ecosystem?
barnacles get more opportunities for food as they travel with the blue whale; whale isn't bothered by the barnacles
What is commensalism?
These organisms make up the first level of a food web, while these organisms make up the remaining levels.
What is an autotroph and a heterotroph?
Oxygen and Sunlight
What are abiotic factors?
Give two examples of an omnivore.
What is a human, bear, or mockingbird?
This is a group of organisms of one type that live in one area.
What is a population?
Crab and ragworm
What is commensalism?
Where do organisms on the third level get their energy from?
What is level 1 and level 2?
Bacteria and Fungi
What are biotic factors?
This group receives the least amount of energy, but returns nutrients to air, water, and soil.
What is a detritivore?
This is a group of organisms that live in one area.
What is a biological community?
Deer and Monkey
What is mutuaism?
Give an example of a 4-step food chain.
What is a plant, grasshopper, mouse, snake?