Ecosystem Parts
Any living thing is called a what?
an organism
Organisms eating other organisms is called
Predation
What is the smallest living part in an ecosystem?
an organism
What is larger, an ecosystem or a biome?
Biome
Give an example of a nonliving part of an ecosystem
(many examples: rock, sand, air, water, light)
Name the three types of predators in ecosystems (based on what they eat...meat, plants, everything).
What is clothes for different seasons, acting in school differently than recess, etc.
Describe a population
all of one kind of a species that lives in an ecosystem
What biome would be described as terrestrial.
(any of these) desert, forests, rocks and ice
What is an example of a living part of an ecosystem?
Bugs, cats, foxes, bacteria, birds, moss, grass, trees, etc.
What is the relationship where organisms interact and both benefit from the interaction?
Mutualism
Give an example of a one living part and one nonliving part of a beach ecosystem.
crab, seagull, sandfleas, sand, water, air, rocks, etc.
Which biome would be described as aquatic?
river, lake, ocean, etc
Anything needed to survive, grow, and reproduce is called a what?
Resource
What is an interaction where one organism benefits and the other suffers (ticks and dogs)?
Parasitism
What term describes when two species need the same resources for survival?
competition
What determines the characteristics of a biome?
Resources
Name a very large ecosystem and a very small ecosystem.
Large: ocean, desert, forest
Small: pond, park
What is the interaction where one organisms benefits and the other is not helped or harmed?
Commensalism
When the amount of prey increase in an ecosystem, what happens to the number of predators?
Increase also
Give the organization of the biosphere from smallest to largest.
organism, population, ecosystems, biosphere