Vocab
Symbiotic Relationships
Species
Greenhouse Effect
Random
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What is a niche?

An organism's role in an ecosystem

100

What are the 3 symbiotic relationships?


Commensalism, mutualism, parasitism

100

What is an invasive species?

A species that causes harm to the ecosystem (unbalanced ecosystem)

100

What is one of the greenhouse gases?

Water vapor, CO2, methane

100

How old is the oldest living person?

116

200

What is a habitat?

Area and resources used by a species

200

Which 2 symbols would represent a commensalism relationship? (-, 0, +)

(0, +)

200

What is a keystone species?

A species that serves to benefit the ecosystem (balanced ecosystem)

200

What is the greenhouse effect?

A process in which Earth's surface is warmed by gases trapping the sun's heat.

200

Who was the president from 1933-1945?

Franklin D. Roosevelt

300

What is climate?

Current/past long term weather conditions of a region

300

What symbiotic relationship is when both organisms benefit?


Mutualism

300

How did the invasive brown tree snake get brought into Guam?

By humans on cargo ships

300

In the greenhouse lab we did, what served as our "atmosphere" trapping the heat?

The plastic wrap

300

What is the only NFL team that is still undefeated?

Kansas City Chiefs

400
What is primary succession?

Plants and animals creating an ecosystem in an area with NO previous life

400

What is the organism negatively affected in a parasitic relationship called?


The host

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What is one negative effect losing a keystone species could cause?

Increased prey and decreased predators of the extinct species. Affect on producers depending where they are at in the food chain, etc.

400

In the lab we did, what did the soil serve as?

Earth's surface

400

Which country has the most islands?

Sweden

500

What is secondary succession?

Plants and animals colonizing an ecosystem that already had previous life and structure 

500

Give an example of a commensalism relationship and WHY it is that.

Barnacle and whale, egret and cow, sea anemone and clownfish, etc.

500

Why were the sea otters so important in the video you watched and why did they almost go extinct?


They ate the sea urchins and the sea urchins ate the kelp so the kelp forests were disappearing when the sea otters almost went extinct due to fur trade.

500

In the lab we did, which beaker's temperature increased quicker and why?

The one covered in plastic because the carbon dioxide and water vapor were trapping the sun's heat

500

Who is the highest paid actor?

Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson