Adults travel in packs with young in the middle to protect them; young elephants hold on to their mom's tail so they won't lose them
300
What is the name for the greatest number of individuals that an ecosystem can support within a population?
carrying capacity
300
What is the name of the special role an organism plays in a community?
Niche
300
Give an example of mutualism. Explain why it is this type of relationship.
Flowers and pollinators - the flower gets its pollen transferred to another flower and the pollinator gets nectar - BOTH BENEFIT
300
Describe mimicry and explain why it is helpful to organisms. Give an example.
An organism resembles an unpleasant or dangerous animal - it protects them from predators - viceroy butterfly and monarch butterfly/king snake and coral snake
300
How do adaptations help an organism survive in its environment? Give an example.
They give organisms traits that fit their particular habitat and allow them to perform actions that are needed for survival. For example, desert animals burrow underground during the day to avoid heat. Also, puffer fish blow themselves up to protect themselves from sharks and other predators in the ocean.
400
What is the term for all living and non-living things in an environment?
ecosystem
400
Explain how two organisms can live in the same location and eat the same food but occupy different niches.
One hunts/eats at night while the other hunts/eats during the day; one eats the bones while the other eats the "meaty" part of the animal
400
Give an example of commensalism. Explain why it is this type of symbiosis.
Barnacles grow on the back of a whale. They gain a home and the whale is not hurt so one benefits but the other does not.
400
Explain protective resemblance and explain how it is helpful for organisms. Give an example.
An organism is the same color/texture/shape as its surroundings allowing it to blend in - walking stick insect and pipefish
400
What is the difference between structural and behavioral adaptations?
Structural adaptations are physical features while behavioral adaptations are behaviors and actions that allow an organism to survive in its environment.
500
All animals must compete for different resources within the region they live. What would happen to a population of deer if overcrowding occurred? Name 2 resources that would be scarce and the effects had on the deer.
Space - not enough room to live and grow; food such as plants - not enough to feed all of the deer
500
The Hawaiian Honeycreeper birds all live in the same rain forest. Why do they not need to compete for food?
The birds live in different parts of the rain forest (some up high in trees, some on the ground). This means they are obtaining food for different areas. Even if they do eat similar foods, they do not all hunt for them in the same area.
500
Symbiosis is a relationship between two or more kinds of organisms that last over time. What 3 types of symbiosis exist?
Mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
500
Explain protective coloration and why it is helpful. Give an example.
An animal has the same color as its environment so blends in - protects from predators or allows predators to be hidden from prey - arctic hare
500
Describe 1 adaptation of a butterfly and its purpose as well as 1 adaptation of a duck and its purpose.
Wings for easily traveling from flower to flower; webbed feet for swimming