Vocabulary 1
Define Niche:
What is "The role of an organism in an ecosystem"
Define symbiosis:
What is.. a relationship between two kinds of organisms over time.
Water vapor can be produced from the evaporation or boiling of liquid water or from the melting of ice.
True or False
What is... True
How is the space that plants have to grow a limiting factor?
What is.. Space is a limiting factor because roots need room to spread in the soil, and leaves need sunlight to reach them. If plants become overcrowded, then there is not enough resources for each plant to survive. This limits the plant population.
When talking about Matter in Ecosystems, why was our career connection an wildlife conservationist?
What is.. A wildlife conservationist looks at ecosystems and how they can continue to survive.
Define Food chain:
What is " the path that energy and nutrients follows in an ecosystem"
Define Mutualism:
What is.. a relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits both.
What are types of decomposers:
A) worms
B)Bacteria
C) Fungus
D) Students
What is... A,B,C
What role does a botanist play in what happens to matter?
What is... A botanist looks at how farmers grow crops and the amount of energy and resources that are needed to grow the crops.
What role does a wildlife conservationist play in energy and matter in ecosystems?
What is... A wildlife conservationist studies how energy and matter affect the populations and the living things around us.
Define Abiotic factor:
What is.."The effects on the ecosystem that are a result of the nonliving parts of that ecosystem"
Define Commensalism:
What is.. A relationship between two kinds of organisms that benefits one without haring the other.
An invasive species can be any kind of living organisms that is not native to an ecosystems and that causes NO harm to the ecosystem in which it is introduced.
True or False
False
What type of model might a botanist need to make?
What is... A botanist might need to make a model about how plants may grow in certain environments.
What type of model might a wildlife conservationist need to make?
What is.. a wildlife conservationist might make a model of the habitat of an animal and how things around that habitat may affect the animal.
Define Biotic Factor:
What is.. "a living thing in an ecosystem, such as a plant, an animal, or bacterium".
Define Parasitism:
What is.. A relationship in which one organism lives in or on another organism and benefits from that relationship while the host organism is harmed by it.
One way that invasive species gets to nonnative ecosystems is by being transported by people on boats used to transport goods.
True or False
True
What does a decomposer do?
What is... decomposers break down dead plants and animals.
What happens when there is a limited amount if resources in an ecosystem?
What is.. When there are limited amounts of resources, biotic factors struggle to get what they need to survive. This fight for resources is called competition.
Define Food Web:
What is.. "the overlapping chains in an ecosystem".
Define Invasive Species:
What is... a specific classification of a plant or animal that is not native to an ecosystem.
What problems can over fishing cause?
What is.. Every change that occurs causes something else to change in the ecosystem and disturbs the stability of the ecosystem.
Why are decomposers important to the ecosystem?
What is.. Decomposers are important to the ecosystem because they break down dead plant and animal matter.
What is a type of decomposers and where are they found?
Worms-Soil
Bacteria- Soil and water
Fungus- Rotted Trees