Random Symbiotic
What is the predator that has no natural predator of its own called?
Apex Predator
True or False: In commensalism, both species benefit from the relationship.
False
True or False: In parasitism, both species are harmed from the relationship.
False
True or False: In mutualism, both species benefit from the relationship.
True
What is the predator that has no natural predator of its own called?
Apex Predator
When one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.
Commensalism
Name an example of commensalism in an ecosystem that has not been mentioned in the game so far.
Ms.Petersen will decide
Name an example of parasitism in an ecosystem that has not been mentioned in the game so far.
Ms. Petersen will decide
Name an example of mutualism in an ecosystem that has not been mentioned in the game so far.
Ms. Petersen will decide
Prey Defenses: This type of defense, where an organism blends in with its surroundings, is known as this.
What is camouflage?
When one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
Parasitism
How is commensalism different from mutualism?
Commensalism only one benefits
How is parasitism different from commensalism?
One is harmed instead of one not harmed.
How is mutualism different from parasitism?
Mutualism is both organisms are benefited, parasitism one organism is harmed.
The name for the cyclic relationship where an increase in a prey population is followed by an increase in its predator population, and then a subsequent decrease in both.
What is predator-prey population cycling?
A relationship between two species in a community.
Symbiosis
What benefit does a bird get while riding on a hippo?
Safety from predators &/Or Food (ticks and bugs)
The harmed species in a parasitic relationship is called this.
Host
The benefit a flower gets from bees.
Pollination
A type of predation where a predator, like a cow, consumes parts of a plant
What is an herbivore
The word symbiosis comes from Greek. Name the two root words and their meanings in "symbiosis."
What is syn- (together) and bio- (life)
Living together.
The benefit a tree frog gets from being in a tree's leaves.
Shelter, cover, hiding
If a bee lands on a flower and collects its nectar, is this an example of parasitism?
Why or why not?
No. The bee spreads the nectar & pollen which helps the flower reproduce
The benefits that people and intestinal bacteria get from eachother.
Digestion help and food for bacteria
A lion hunting and killing a zebra is an example of this ecological interaction, and not a symbiosis.
What is predation?