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Ecology
Biomes
Food Webs
Species Interactions
100

This word means "the study of interactions of living things and the environment."

Ecology

100

2 answers please:

1. This biome is usually very hot and receives very little precipitation.

2. This biome is usually very cold and often has a permanently frozen layer of soil.

1. Desert

2. Tundra

100

These types of organisms make their own energy/food.

Autotrophs / producers

100

In this type of relationship, one species benefits and the other one is unaffected.

Commensalism

200

These are the living things in an ecosystem.

Biotic factors

200

This biome is the one in which we live. The trees drop their leaves in the autumn to survive better in the winter, when it is difficult to absorb water from frozen soil.

Temperate deciduous forest (or temperate broadleaf forest)

200

What do the arrows of a food chain or food web represent?

The direction of energy movement

200

A hawk eats a mouse. The hawk is a _____, and the mouse is a _____.

Predator, prey

300

The total number of wolves in Yellowstone National Park is at this level of ecological organization.

Population
300

What are the two variables that determine the biome in a specific area?

Temperature and precipitation

300

Write/draw a food chain with 4 trophic levels.

Many possible answers

300

A tick sucks the blood of a deer. The tick is a _____, and the deer is a ____.

Parasite, host

400

Provide 3 examples of abiotic factors.

Air, rocks, water, temperature, pH, etc.

400

This latitude is where the earth is usually the hottest, resulting in tropical rainforests in this area.

The equator (or 0 degrees latitude)

400

Define and provide an example of an omnivore.

An omnivore is an animal that eats both plants and animals. Examples are bears, raccoons, chickens, etc.
400

Provide an example of a mutualistic relationship

Many possible answers (as long as both species benefit from their relationship with each other)

500

This level of ecological organization is many different species and all of the abiotic factors in a specific area.

Ecosystem

500

Temperatures are colder here because the air is thinner and cannot hold much thermal energy.

Areas of high elevation

500

This is something that happened when the Yellowstone wolves returned to their land.

There are many possible answers!

500

This word describes the role of an organism in its environment. This includes what it eats, where it lives, and its behavior.

Niche