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Vocabulary
Ecosystems
Food Chains
Interactions
Miscellaneous
100
Birds in a tree are called this because there is more than one of the same species?
What is a population
100

What are the two cycles that we need for all life process to occur?

What is Nitrogen and Carbon

100
The ultimate source of energy for almost all living organisms.
What is the sun?
100
A relationship between two organisms in which one is benefitted and the other is harmed.
What is parasitism
100

A mountain lion and a wolf both rely on deer as a food source. The mountain lion and wolf are in this type of relationship

Competition 

200
The definition of this term is "any non-living thing".
What is an abiotic factor?
200
An area which includes food, shelter, and other necessary resources that an organism needs to survive.
What is a habitat
200
An organism at the top of the food chain.
What is a tertiary consumer?
200
a relationship between two organisms in which one is benefitted and the other is not helped or harmed.
What is commensalism?
200

The trophic level that receives the most energy from the sun

What is a producer?

300
The fish in our aquariums are considered this type of factor.
What is a biotic factor?
300
A combination of abiotic and biotic factors in their physical environment.
What is an ecosystem?
300
The term for microorganisms that consume dead organisms.
What are decomposers?
300

A close relationship among two species of organisms

What is symbiosis

300

A bear hunts for a fish in a river. What is the relationship between the bear and fish?

What is Predator-Prey?

400
Factors in the environment that are the reason why populations do not spiral out of control.
What are limiting factors?
400

Biotic limiting factors that keep lower class organisms population's under control. (Provide at least two).

What are predators, food supply, and diseases?

400

organisms that can manufacture their own food from energy that does not come from another organism

What are producers?

400
The relationship between a bee and a flower, in which both organisms benefit.
What is mutualism?
400
The term that refers to the amount of organisms that can survive indefinetly in an ecosystem.
What is carrying capacity?
500
Multiple species of organisms living in an area (ex. trees, birds, and ants).
What is a community?
500
This is an abiotic limiting factor found in our aquariums and terrariums.
What is lack of sunlight, temperature, or lack of water?
500

Daily Double: Draw an example of a food chain from the sun to a raccoon

sun>plants>fish>raccoon

500
Daily Double: Resources that two or more organisms within an ecosystem may compete for. (Name at least three)
What are habitat, water, sunlight, and food?
500
The three key factors needed by plants to complete the process of photosynthesis.
What is water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide?