What is the term that describes the struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resource?
Competition
100
What is the form of symbiosis in which both species benefit?
Mutualism
100
The role of an organism in its habitat, or how it makes its living
Niche
100
What population factor is defined as organisms moving into a new area?
Immigration
100
Which organelle stores instructions for making proteins, and controls the cell's activities?
nucleus
200
What is the interaction in which an organism kills another for food?
Predation
200
When barnacles attach to whales in order to gain a ride to food, and whales are not effected by this interaction then this form of symbiosis is known as....
Commensalism
200
The term that describes where an organism lives is its
Habitat
200
If the birth rate is higher than the death rate then will the population increase or decrease?
Increase
200
What are the phases of mitosis in order?
prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase
300
What is the organism that does the killing for food?
Predator
300
What form of symbiosis includes a species that benefits and a species that is harmed?
Parasitism
300
Define carrying capacity
The maximum amount of species in a population that an area/environment can hold.
300
What population factor is defined as organisms moving away from an area?
Emigration
300
A group of tissues is called a(n)______________
Organ
400
What is the organism that is killed for food?
Prey
400
When a crocodile has its teeth cleaned by a crocodile bird, and the crocodile bird gains a free meal then what kind of symbiosis is occurring?
Mutualism
400
Provide 3 examples of types of limiting factors.
Answers may vary. Examples: The amount of predators in an area, the amount of food in an area, the amount of space each organism has, etc.
400
If 800 rabbits die in one year and in the same year 600 rabbits are born, then will the population increase or decrease?
Decrease
400
Name 3 things that are found only in a plant cell.
Large vacuole, chloroplast, and cell wall
500
What are the three major types of interactions among organisms?
Competition, Predation, and Symbiosis
500
What are the three forms of Symbiosis?
What is Mutualism, Commensalism, and Parasitism
500
Explain the principle of competitive exclusion.
Two organisms cannot have the same exact niche, otherwise constant competition will occur.
500
What are the four factors that can change population size?
Birth rate, death rate, immigration, emigration
500
Name 5 characteristics of living things
Living things have cells, have DNA, reproduce, grow and develop, respond to stimuli, maintain homeostasis, use materials and energy, and evolve as a species