Symbiosis
Species, Population, Community
Biotic or Abiotic
Vocab
Succession
100
The clownfish gets protection and the sea anemone gets cleaned and food. A clownish hiding in a sea anemone is an example of...
Mutualism
100
One bird is an example of a...
Species
100
Is the following an example of an ABIOTIC or a BIOTIC factor?
Disease
Biotic factor
100
In this type of relationship, one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.
Commensalism
100
These are the first organisms to colonize a barren area during primary succession, often including lichens and mosses.
Pioneer Species
200
A mosquito bites a mammal and drinks their blood. The mosquito gets blood for its eggs, the mammal gets an itchy bump. This is an example of...
Parasitism
200
Humans
Population
200
Is the following an example of an ABIOTIC or a BIOTIC factor?
Drought
Abiotic
200
Definition: Anything in an ecosystem that is an organism or comes from an organism and may affect other organisms.
Biotic factors
200
After a farmer abandons a field, weeds grow, followed by shrubs, and eventually a forest. This specific process is known as:
Secondary Succession
300
A mushroom grows on the bark of a tree and steals nutrients from the tree. The mushroom gets food and a home, the tree gets a dark scar and loses nutrients. This is an example of...
Parasitism
300
You are looking at a forest. You see a single blue jay, a flock of blue jays, and then a mix of blue jays, oak trees, and squirrels. Assign the terms Population, Community, and Species to the three observations above. What is the key "ingredient" that turns a population into a community?
Species: Single blue jay
Population: Mix of blue jays
Community: All the populations together
The key thing is a mixture of populations
300
Is the following an example of an ABIOTIC or a BIOTIC factor?
Temperature
Abiotic
300
This type of ecological succession occurs in an environment where no soil exists, such as after a volcanic eruption.
Primary Succession
300
What type of succession is this image an example of?
Secondary Succession
400
A remora swims close to a shark. The remora eats parasites and cleans the shark, the remora gets protection and food from the shark. This is an example of...
Mutualism
400
A community includes both the living organisms and the non-living factors like rocks and water.
False. This is an ecosystem.
400
Is the following an example of an ABIOTIC or a BIOTIC factor?
agricultural runoff
Biotic
400
__________ are anything/s in an ecosystem that is not directly caused by an organism and may affect organisms withing the ecosystem.
Abiotic factors
400
True or false: The first plants to grow in secondary succession are usually large, slow-growing hardwood trees.
False
500
A barnacle attaches to the skin of a whale. The barnacle gets a home and easy access to planktonic food as the whale swims around. The whale gets nothing. This is an example of...
Commensalism
500
You are standing at the edge of a pond. You see:
20 Bullfrogs
150 Lily Pads
A school of 40 Minnows
Dragonflies buzzing around
How many Populations are described above?
4 populations.
500
Is the following an example of an ABIOTIC or a BIOTIC factor?
Oil.
Biotic
500
_________ are groups of individuals of the same species living within a given area.
Populations
500
Which type of succession is faster and why?
Secondary because there is already soil.