VERY EASY
The importance, worth, or usefulness of something.
What is VALUE?
The scientific study of how organisms interact with each other and their environment.
What is ECOLOGY?
The variety of different species, genes, and ecosystems in a given area.
What is BIODIVERSITY?
The gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time, often after a disturbance.
What is SUCCESSION?
A close and long-term relationship between two different species, which can be positive, neutral, or negative.
What is SYMBIOSIS?
A symbiotic relationship where one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.
What is PARASITISM?
The ways organisms affect each other, such as through competition, predation, or symbiosis.
What is INTERACTIONS?
The role or job an organism has in its ecosystem.
What is NICHE?
The first species to live in a barren or disturbed area and start the process of succession.
What is PIONEER SPECIES?
A symbiotic relationship where both species benefit.
What is MUTUALISM?
The struggle between organisms or species for limited resources like food, water, or space.
What is COMPETITION?
The protection and careful management of natural resources and the environment.
What is CONSERVATION?
A non-native species that spreads in an ecosystem and harms native species and habitats.
What is INVASIVE SPECIES?
The process of repairing damaged ecosystems to bring them back to a healthy, natural state.
What is ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION?
A symbiotic relationship where one species benefits, and the other is neither helped nor harmed.
What is COMMENSALISM?
Materials or substances found in nature that people use, like water, minerals, or forests.
What is NATURAL RESOURCES?
The ability to use resources in a way that meets current needs without harming future generations.
What is SUSTAINABILITY?
The benefits people get from healthy ecosystems, such as clean water, pollination, and air purification.
What is ECOSYSTEMS SERVICES?
The control or management of activities, often to protect ecosystems or species.
What is REGULATION?
Related to money, resources, or the production and use of goods and services.
What is ECONOMIC
The permanent disappearance of a species from Earth.
What is EXTINCTION?
The interaction where one organism (the predator) hunts and eats another (the prey).
What is PREDATION?
To establish a population in a new area where the species was not present before.
What is COLONIZE?
To be the most powerful, abundant, or influential species or individual in a community.
What is DOMINATE?
A species that has a large impact on its ecosystem and whose removal would cause big changes.
What is KEYSTONE SPECIES?