Symbiosis
What is Symbiosis?
Relationships between organisms that live in the same area.
What is Ecology?
Ecology is the study of the relationships between living organisms and their surroundings (non living).
What is a producer?
Producers are living things that create their own food.
Photosynthesis is a process performed by what type of organism?
Plants
What is the ultimate driver of all life on Earth?
The Sun
Give an example of a parasitic relationship.
Ticks, tapeworms, beetle on plants, etc.
Why is ecology important to humans?
Ecology is important to humans because it gives us info on the difference between people and nature and that's very crucial for producing food.
Are plants the ONLY producers, true or false?
False, some bacteria can also be producers.
Name the trophic level occupied by plants.
Primary Producers
Name any Biome.
(Any other)
What is a mutualistic relationship?
When both organisms benefit from the relationship.
Who discovered ecology?
Ernst Haeckel discovered ecology.
What can be a consumer?
Any animal could be a consumer.
Chloroplast
What do the arrows represent in a food chain/web?
The arrows show the MOVEMENT OF ENERGY between organisms.
Barnacles living on the sides of whales is an example of commensalism. True/False
True
What do you call a scientist that studies ecology?
You would call them a ecologist.
The answer is both.
What is the waste product in the Photosynthesis reaction?
How does evolution occur?
Evolution has been identified by Charles Darwin as the process of NATURAL SELECTION.
Evolution favours a desired trait (giraffe's long neck), these traits are more likely to survive, therefore these animals are more likely to produce offspring with the same characteristic.
What kind of relationship would clown fish and sea anemone be?
Mutualism
What is the main purpose of ecology?
The main purpose of ecology is to understand the relationship between living organisms and where they're living.
How do decomposers help the ecosystem?
Decomposers help the ecosystem by eating the dead plants and animals and they keep track of the flow of nutrients.
Identify the Photosynthesis reaction (word or symbol equation).
Carbon Dioxide + Water --Sunlight--> Glucose + Oxygen
Identify the Cellular Respiration Reaction (Word or Symbol Equation)
Oxygen + Sugar (Glucose) --> Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy