interactions
a bird eating the ticks of a lion
mutalism
The basic needs an animal needs
resources
Something that is hunted
prey
a simple model that shows feeding relationships within single pathway.
food chain
A non-living thing
abiotic
A tick drinking the blood off a zebra
paratism
something that protects something from the sun, rain, E.T.C.
shelter
Something that hunts prey
predator
What is on top of a food chain/web
predator
A living thing
biotic
cattle eating insects near where the horses are
Commensalism
What animals normally drink
water
food web
Where does the entire food chain/web start?
the sun
if a specific animal is taken out of an ecossystem, the ecosystem may or may not have
effect
A tiger eating a deer
predation
What a plant needs other than water
The sun
when something is running out of food
what would happen if wolves were removed from a food chain? would the rabbit population increase or decrease?
increase
a place that animals thrive in. Example: polar bears thrive in the arctic
habitat
a maggot living on a cow
paratism
When animals are fighting for food/ resources
Competition
The type of food something eats
True or false: predators aren’t needed for a food chain/web to be stable
false
the combination of abiotic and biotic factors in a place make up an
ecosystem