The percentage of energy that is transfered at each level in a food chain.
What is 10%.
100
The special role that an organism plays in a community.
What is niche.
100
All living and nonliving things in an environment.
What is ecosystem.
100
Mutualism and commensalism are different types of this.
What is symbiosis.
100
Any coloring, shape or pattern that allows an organism to blend in with its environment.
What is camouflage.
200
Living things in an environment.
What is biotic.
200
Greatest number of individuals in a population that an ecosystem can support.
What is carrying capacity.
200
A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
What is parasitism.
200
All living things in an ecosystem make up a _________.
What is community.
200
A type of camouflage in which the color of an animal blends in with the animal's background.
What is protective coloration.
300
A consumer that hunts for food.
What is predator.
300
A relationship between two organisms that benefits both organisms.
What is mutualism.
300
Animals that are eaten by other animals.
What is prey.
300
A diagram that shows the amount of energy available at each level of an ecosystem.
What is energy pyramid.
300
An organism that matches the color, shape, and texture of its environment is using _______________.
What is protective resemblance.
400
Made up of several overlapping food chains.
What is a food web.
400
Any resource necessary to the survival of populations in an ecosystem.
What is limiting factor.
400
A characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment.
What is adaptation.
400
A place where an organism lives and finds food.
What is habitat.
400
A physical structure that helps an organism survive in its environment, such as the color of an animal's fur, is an example of what kind of adaptation.
What is structural.
500
The largest group in an energy pyramid.
What is producers.
500
A technique used by some animals to look and act like a more dangerous animal.
What is mimicry.
500
The path that energy and nutrients follow in an ecosystem.
What is food chain.
500
A behavioral adaptation in which an animal sleeps for most of the winter.
What is hibernation.
500
A characteristic that is an organism's response to its environment is an example of what kind of adaptation.