What are the non-living parts of an ecosystem called?
Abiotic
100
What is the relationship where both organisms benefit?
Mutualism
100
What is the definition of a consumer?
Anything that eats
100
Is a mushroom a producer?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! They are not a plant! They are a fungus! A Decomposer!!!
200
Producers get their energy from where?
The sun
200
What is the 10 % law.
Where an organism gains 10% of the energy stored in the organism they are eating.
200
What is the type of relationship where 1 organism benefits and the other is harmed?
Parasitism
200
This type of consumer eats plants only
Herbivore
200
List the 9 levels of organization
Cell, Tissue, Organ, Organ System, Organism, Population, Ecosystem, Community, Biosphere
300
The process where plants take in sunlight to make food is called what?
Photosynthesis
300
Where is energy stored in an animal?
Muscle tissue.
300
What is the type of relationship where 1 organism benefits at no expense to the other?
Commensalism
300
This type of consumer eats both plants and animals.
Omnivore
300
What are the 3 different types of organisms on a food web?
Producers, Decomposers, and Consumers
400
Other than sunlight what else do plants take in that we breath out.
Carbon Dioxide
400
Resources that are scarce and limit the size of the population.
Limiting Factors.
400
When one organism influences the evolution of another this is called?
Coevolution
400
This type of organism eats dead plants and animals.
Scavengers
400
What does an energy pyramid show?
The loss of energy through an ecosystem.
500
Remora fish are small fish that live under the belly of sharks. By doing this they have a place to hide and they pick up of the sharks food scraps as their food source. The shark is not bothered by the remora fish in any way. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
Commensalism
500
Ticks can live on humans and feed off their blood. They can also infect us with different diseases such as Lyme's disease. This can cause many health problems for humans. This is very harmful to humans but the tick gets a home and a food source. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
Parasitism
500
Bacteria live in the colon of humans and are able to feed off the indigestible food that the human body cannot break down. In the process of breaking down the food, the bacteria also make much needed vitamins that the human body needs to stay healthy. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship?
Mutualism
500
How are scavengers and decomposers different. As you explain be sure to give at least one example of each type of organism.
Scavengers eat and Decomposers break down. Hawk and Mushroom.
500
What is the difference between an food web and a food chain?
food chain shows 1 org to 1 org. Food web shows flow of energy through an ecosystem.