Symbiosis 1
What do we call any relationship between two organisms in an environment?
Symbiosis
A tick is sucking the blood out of a cat. What type of relationship is this?
Parasitism
What is one adaptation an animal may have for tearing meat?
Sharp claws or teeth
an adaptation that helps an organism blend in with its surroundings.
Camouflage
This occurs when biodiversity is lost.
What is extinction?
What do we call a relationship where both benefit?
Mutualism
A whale is swimming with a few barnacles attached to its body. It does not seem to mind but the barnacle gets a free ride to the food.
Commensalism
What is one body part on a polar bear that might help it survive in the artic tundra?
White fur to blend in
Thick blubber to stay warm
Claws to catch prey
Wide paws to walk on snow/webbed toes to swim
Sharp teeth to eat meat
physical characteristics to make them less desirable and avoid predation
Protective coverings
Food, shelter, medicine and clothing are all examples.
What are direct economic benefits?
What type of relationship occurs when a tapeworm inhabits the body of a dog and makes the dog sick?
Parasitism
When spider builds a web in a tree and the tree does not seem to mind, this is commensalism. How does the spider benefit from the relationship?
It gets a home and a place to builds a web
A role an organism plays in its environment.
Niche
how animals let other animals know that they are poisonous or dangerous.
warning coloring
Flood protection, wind break, fertile soil and clean water are all examples of this.
What are indirect benefits?
What are the relationships between predator and prey called?
Predation
The oxpecker bird eats the ticks off of a rhinos back. What type of relationship is this?
Mutualism
A characteristic that HELPS all organisms survive in their environment
Adaptation
he imitation or resemblance of one species
mimicry
a species whose niche supports the rest of the species in an ecosystem.
keystone species
What type of relationship occurs when one organism benefits and the other is not harmed nor helped?
Commensalism
A dog and a human have a mutualistic relationship. Tell me how each of them benefit in the relationship?
The dog gets love, food, water and shelter
The human gets protection and a companion
A place where an organism lives.
Habitat
Unusual marking that may confuse a predator , allowing the organism to escape.
false coloring
A species that could become endangered in the near future
threatened species