Some plants have adapted to desert or dry environments by developing thick, waxy stems to prevent water loss.
What is True
100
The organisms within an ecosystem that belong to the same species are called a/an?
What is population
100
an adaptation in which an animal looks or acts like another animal
What is mimicry
100
what does biotic mean and give an example
What is living parts of an ecosystem (frog, flower, tree)
100
An animal that hunts other animals for food
What is a predator
200
Some plants produce bad tasting chemicals that make them unattractive to herbivores that might eat them.
What is True
200
what is an ecosystem?
What is all the living and nonliving things in an environment
200
includes all of the living things in an ecosystem
What is community
200
what does abiotic mean and give an example
What is nonliving parts of an ecosystem (rock, water)
200
A type of camouflage in which the color of an animal blends with its background
What is protective coloring
300
Plants that are common in cold climates often have longer growing periods.
What is False (shortened)
300
the path that energy takes in an ecosystem as ot moves from one organism to another
What is food chain
300
the measure of the size of a population and the area that can support it is
What is carrying capacity
300
Is it possible for two organisms to live in the same habitat but have different niches? Explain.
What is Yes, a niche is the job an organism has in a community. Organisms need different niches to survive.
300
An insect that looks like a stick is using?
What is protective resemblance
400
An adaptation in which an organism gets protection from predators by looking like a dangerous animal is camouflage.
What is False (mimicry)
400
what word refers to the special role that an organism plays in a community
What is niche
400
a group of organisms of the same species living in the same place
What is population
400
what are structural adaptations? Give an example
What are the physical features that help an organism survive in its environment. (shape,color, size)
400
What is an adaptation?
What is any characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment
500
A mouse is a top predator.
What is False (what is an example of one?)
500
commensalism
What is a relationship between two organisms where one benefits but the other isn't harmed
500
mutualism
What is a type of symbiosis in which both organisms benefit
500
what are behavioral adaptations? Give an example
What are the things organisms do to survive or the response to the environment (hibernate, migrate)
500
What is the difference between a food web and a food chain?
A food chain follows a single path as animals eat each other
A food web shows how plant and animals are interconnected by different paths
There are multiple food chains within a food web