Classification in ecosystems
Is a coral reef an ecosytem?
Yes
A relationship in which one organism hunts and eats another
Predator-prey
Worms
Biotic
The energy for most food chains originally comes from:
The sun.
Biotic or abiotic?
Fleas
Biotic
One type of living thing
Species
A long-term relationship between two species whereboth species benefit.
Mutualism
Rainfall of 20mm
The products of photosynthesis are:
sugar and oxgen
A group of the same species living together
Population
A relationship between two organisms (can be the same or different species) where they both need the same, limited resource.
Competition
An organism that is eaten by another
Biotic - Prey
Process in producers, like plants, that converts light energy, carbon dioxide and water into sugar.
Photosynthesis.
A long-term relationship where one organism is benefited and one is harmed.
Parasitism.
A group of mulitple different species living together
Community
A long-term relationship between two species where one is benefited and the other is not affected.
Commensalism
Biotic - decomposer
Process in all organisms that releases energy from sugar.
Cellular respiration.
Term to describe a flock of cockatoos sitting in a tree.
Population
The definition of an ecosystem
Organisms interacting with their environment.
Organisms of different species living in long-term relationships
Symbiosis
Hollow tree log
Biotic - habitat
What happens to the amount of energy as you go up the food chain.
Decreases as some is lost to body processes, heat and waste
Products of cellular respiration
Carbon dioxide and water