WHAT TYPE OF RELATIONSHIP?
Sharks consume (eat) smaller fish they catch in the ocean. Frogs catch and eat flying insects in ponds. What type of relationship is this?
Predation
What does a food chain always begin with?
The original source of energy for a food web is...
The sun
What would you call an ecological relationship that is helpful to both organisms involved?
Symbiotic / Mutualism
Name the non-living parts of an ecosystem.
The remora fish attaches onto sharks for transportation, but doesn’t change the shark in any way. Which type of interaction do the remora fish and shark have?
Commensalism
What is a food chain?
The path of food energy from one organism to another.
Where do decomposers get their energy?
dead organisms and waste
What is the ecological relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed?
Symbiotic / Parasitism
What is an ecosystem?
All the living and non living things that interact in an area.
Butterflies obtain nectar, a food source, from flowers. When they fly from one flower to another, they disperse pollen. Which type of interaction do the butterflies and flowers have?
Mutualism
What is the third consumer in a food chain called?
tertiary consumer
What is an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food?
A Producer
What you would call an ecological relationship between two organisms where one benefits, but the other is not helped or harmed?
Symbiotic / Commensalism
An animal that is hunted by other animals for food is called _____________________ .
Prey
Wasps lay eggs inside hornworms and after the eggs hatch, the wasp larvae feed on the hornworm. What type of relationship is this?
Parasitism
Where does an apex predator fall on a food chain?
Top
An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a..
Consumer
What types of relationships fall under the symbiotic category?
Commensalism, Mutualism, and Parasitism
An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a ___________________.
Predator
Mistletoe extracts water and nutrients from the spruce tree to the trees detriment. What type of relationship is this?
A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals - such as, fungi, worms, bacteria, is:
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a...
Food Web
*Mycorrhizal fungi invade and live in or among roots cells of many plants. The plant provides nutrients to the fungi.
*The Mycorrhizal fungi help the host plant absorb inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus from the soil. Some mycorrhizal fungi also secrete antibiotics which may help protect their host from invasion by parasitic fungi and bacteria.
Symbiotic / Mutualism
All the green plants that provide the energy for consumers are called?
Producers