Organisms within an ecosystem that belong to the same species.
What is population.
100
a polar bear's white coat is an example of this.
What is adaptation.
100
An insect that looks like a stick uses this.
What is protective resemblance.
100
An adaptation in which an animal looks or acts like another animal is this.
What is mimicry.
100
Made up of both biotic and abiotic factors.
What is ecosystem.
200
An organism that gets eaten by other animals.
What is prey.
200
An organism's role in a community is its _________.
What is niche.
200
A _____________ includes all of the living things in an ecosystem.
What is community.
200
A relationship between 2 animals in which one animal obtains food from the other without helping or hurting it.
What is commensalism.
200
Sunlight is a common __________________ that can restrict the growth of populations.
What is limiting factor.
300
Which animal completes the food chain below:
plankton, ________, whale.
a) frog
b) seagull
c) shark
d) krill
What is D - krill.
300
Barnacles grow on the back of a whale. They gain a home and the whale is not hurt. This is an example of what type of symbiotic relationship.
What is commensalism.
300
Which animal is an omnivore:
A) frog
B) deer
C) tiger
D) raccoon
What is raccoon.
300
When 2 predators only eat the same prey, they both occupy the same __________.
What is niche.
300
a cheetah's spotted coat is an example of this.
What is camouflage.
400
Living things in an ecosystem.
What is biotic factors.
400
Non-living things in an ecosystem.
What is abiotic factors.
400
A ____________ lives in or on a host organism and benefits from the relationship while harming its host.
What is parasite. (Example: tick/dog)
400
Arrows pointing to an organism show the living things that the organism _______.
What is eats.
400
Arrows pointing ________ from an organism show the animals that eat that organism.
What is away.
500
Type of camouflage in which the color of an animal helps it blend in with its background.
What is protective coloration. (ex: Artic fox and snow)
500
There are more _________ than carnivores in a typical ecosystem.
What is herbivore.
500
When a producer is eaten, only ____% of the food energy it contains gets turned in to consumer tissue. The other ____% is used when the organism performs its daily activities and some of it is released as heat.
What is 10%, 90%
500
What structural adaptations would you notice on a cactus?
What is spines and thick outer covering.
500
Adjustments to internal or external physical structures.