The Circle of Biotic Life
What is the difference between a community and a population?
What is a population is one species in an area, while a community includes all interacting species?
Oxpeckers feeding on parasites from rhinos is an example of…
What is mutualism?
Which Hogwarts house values loyalty and could be considered a keystone species in a magical community?
What is Hufflepuff — loyal, humble, essential support like fungi or bees?
Which Marvel character’s ecosystem was devastated, illustrating the concept of carrying capacity?
Who is Thanos, who reacted to overshooting the planetary carrying capacity?
Which "Game of Thrones" creature would be a top predator in its ecosystem?
What is the dragon?
Define the Competitive Exclusion Principle and give one ecological consequence of it.
What is no two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely; one is displaced or adapts.
The clownfish gains protection from predators by living in sea anemones. The sea anemone is unaffected. Name the interaction.
What is commensalism?
If the Forbidden Forest were a real biome, what type would it most likely be?
What is a temperate forest?
The Avengers team represents different "functional groups" working together. What ecological term applies here?
What is a trophic structure or guild?
The wall separating the north prevents gene flow between populations. What evolutionary concept is this?
What is geographic isolation (allopatric speciation)?
What is the term for the ecological role and space an organism occupies in its environment?
What is a niche?
The tapeworm feeding inside a human's intestines exemplifies what interaction?
What is parasitism?
Horcruxes are spread across various locations, each requiring specific conditions to protect them. In ecology, what concept does this reflect?
What is habitat specialization or niche specificity?
Which Marvel creature could represent an invasive species?
What is Venom or the symbiote species?
Direwolves exhibit strong bonds with humans. What kind of interaction is this?
What is mutualism or domestication (human-animal symbiosis)?
Explain resource partitioning and how it reduces competition.
What is when species divide resources by using them differently in space or time, minimizing overlap?
What is the name of the mimicry where a non-dangerous species mimics a harmful one?
What is Batesian mimicry?
The Ministry of Magic attempts to control magical creatures through rules and segregation. What ecological concept parallels this?
What is competitive exclusion or artificial niche separation?
Describe how the blip in Avengers: Endgame could impact the food web.
What is a trophic cascade, where population changes ripple through the ecosystem?
Winterfell and Dorne have vastly different species due to different climates. Which ecological principle applies?
What is ecological succession or biome-driven adaptation?
Critically evaluate how character displacement leads to speciation.
What is natural selection that favors traits that reduce niche overlap, which may eventually lead to reproductive isolation and speciation?
Explain Müllerian mimicry and provide an example.
What is when two harmful species evolve similar warning traits to reinforce predator avoidance; e.g., poison dart frogs with similar color patterns.
Imagine dementors reduce joy across the population. Which community interaction is this most similar to?
What is parasitism (emotional energy as resource)?
If Dr. Strange observes multiple outcomes and selects one path, what ecological strategy is this most similar to?
What is adaptive behavior or optimal foraging theory?
White Walkers affect living organisms across species boundaries. What type of pressure are they exerting?
What is a density-independent limiting factor (e.g., catastrophic event)?