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Just a Mix of Stuff
Relationships Are Complicated
What Goes Around Comes Around
Energy in an Ecosystem
Populations
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An organism can have more than one role/job in a community. This role/job is called this.

NICHE

EMPLOYEE

FILLER

What is a niche.

100

When a species hunts prey it is called:_________

What is Predation


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In which energy level in the food web is the most energy found? They are also called autotrophs?

ex. grass, trees

What is Producers?

100

All energy on the Earth starts from this and passes on from one organism to the next.

What is the Sun.

100

Name one specific type of adaptation we learned about?

Examples:

Camouflage, Warning colors, protective outer skin, mimicry, fur, claws....the list is long



200
What is a group of organisms that can successfully REPRODUCE among themselves.
What is a species
200

What is the struggle between organisms to survive when they attempt to use the same resources?

What is Competition.

200

What is the general name for organisms that eat other organisms?

What are Consumers?

200

Ecosystems are interactions between these two factors.

What is abiotic (non-living) and biotic (living) factors.


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200

When limiting factors occur in an ecosystem (such as grass dying) the population size of consumers will ________________.

What is decrease or stop growing

300
1) ______ - characteristics that allow an organism to survive.
What is adaptation.
300

When two species live closely together in a relationship that lasts over time it is called symbiosis. Nemo and his dad, both silly clown fishes, live in a sea anemone. The type of relationship they have with the sea anemone is called.

What is mutualism (both protect each other from predators and provide food for each other in some way).

300

Here is a food chain: sun-->grass-->mouse-->snake-->hawk Which organism would have to exist in the lowest numbers for this food chain to be sustained?

What is the hawk?


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These animals eat only producers.
What is an herbivore.
300

List one factor that can bring a population of any species DOWN?

1. Disease  OR 2. natural factors-Fire, flood  OR 

3. Predators OR 4. change to habitat (limited resources...decreased space, water, food,)

400

When animals change physically to survive their environment it is called: _________

What is adapt or adaptation?

400

Many species of orchids (flower) attach themselves high up onto the trunks of trees to be safe and to have constant rain water. The trees don't seem to mind. This is what type of a relationship?

What is commensalism

400
About how much energy is passed to an organism according to the Energy Pyramid? Where did the other energy go to?
What is 10%. It was used by the organism to live.
400

1. These organisms are like "recyclers" in the ecosystem. They break down and absorb dead or waste materials. 

What is Decomposers?

400

What are the 2 most common ways to enter or exit an ecosystem?

What is birth and death


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500

This type of adaptation involves changing how an animal does something or reacts in its habitat: 

What is BEHAVIOUR or BEHAVIOURAL?


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500

This type of relationship is where the:

1) ____ is harmed and the 2) ______ benefits. 

An example would be 3) __________.

What is 1) host; 

2) parasite; 

3) tapeworm and human (many possible answers).

Bonus 600 

500

What is the difference between Food chain and Food web?

Food chains show single connections between organisms and Food webs show multiple connections between organisms.


500

What is one animal that eats dead organisms?

Scavenger (ex. magpie, vulture...)

500

What is the difference between immigration and emigration?

What is immigration= coming into an ecosystem emigration= leaving an ecosystem


Bonus 1000