Interactions
Name the two types of succession
Primary and Secondary
One area may have many...
Habitats
A living thing is also called a(n)...
Organism
What is an Abiotic factor?
The nonliving parts of an organisms habitat
A reasonable guess about a number is called...
Estimate
A group of organisms that are physically similar and can mate with one another
Species
Natural selection works because individuals that are suited to the environment tend to...
Survive and reproduce
All of the different species living in an area form a...
Community
Secondary succession occurs in a place where an ecosystem...
Currently exists
What is carrying capacity?
The largest population that an area can support
The three major types of interactions among organisms are:
Competition, Predation, Symbiosis
An ecosystem includes the community of organisms in an area, along with the...
Nonliving surroundings
What is an organism that lives on or inside of another organisms and harms it
Parasite
Answers will vary:
Trees, plants, birds, fish, worms, fungi, bacteria, grass, ect.
What is mutualism?
A relationship in which both species benefit
A natural series of changes that occurs in an area over time
Succession
What are the four things an organism obtains from its habitat
Food, water, shelter, other things it needs to live, grow, and reproduce
What does every organism have that makes it suited to its specific living conditions?
A variety of adaptations
What are the four limiting factors in an environment
Weather conditions, food, water, space
The study of how living things interact with each other and its environment is called...
Ecology
In which environment does secondary succession occur
Where land is cleared of trees because of logging
What are the levels of organization in order from smallest to largest
Organism, Population, Community, Ecosystem
An organisms specific role in its environment is its...
Niche
What is commensalism?
A relationship in which one species benefits and the other species is neither helped nor harmed
What are all the types of determining population size?
Direct observation, indirect observation, sampling, mark-and-recapture