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Biomes
Symbiosis & Competition
Energy Collection
Limiting factors & Carrying capacity
Miscellaneous
100

What type of biome is characterized by vast open water and is the largest biome on the planet

Open Ocean

100

What type of symbiosis is present when both organisms benefit?

Mutualism 

100

What type of energy collection would a plant that produces food through photosynthesis have?

Autotroph or Phototroph

100

Limiting factors are influenced by the _________________ within an ecosystem.

Interdependence 

100

An organism's job, or role, in its environment is called its _______________.

Niche

200

This biome is extremely cold, occurs at high latitudes, and the soil is in a state of permafrost.

Tundra

200

Prey are always at a _______________ that is lower than that of their predator.

Trophic Level

200

This type of organism only eats plants.

Herbivore

200

Carrying capacity is regulated by _________________.

Limiting Factors

200

The fertilization of flowering plants is carried out by ______________________.

Pollinators

300

This is largest Terrestrial biome and is dominated by evergreen trees

Taiga/Boreal Forest

300

No two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely, one will eventually outcompete the other.

Gause's Law

300

This type of organisms eats already dead organisms.

Detritivore/Scavenger

300

The maximum population size of a species in a given ecosystem is known as the _________________.

Carrying Capacity 

300
What is the regular, often seasonal, movement of animals from one region to another?

Migration 

400

This biome is found in places like South Western Australia, has hot summers, frequent wildfires, rocky soil, and little rain. 

Chaparral

400

What type of competition is present in the following scenario?

Two seagulls fighting over space to build a nest.

Intraspecific

400
A _______________ breaks down dead organisms to absorb nutrients 

Decomposer 

400

What time of limiting factor is describe in the scenario below?

The destruction of the majority of a grove of trees from a hurricane

Density-Independent

400
The type of organism has a central role in its ecosystem and its removal can cause a trophic cascade. 

Keystone Species

500

This biome is a partially enclosed coastal body of water; where saltwater meets freshwater

Estuary 

500

What type of symbiosis is present in the following scenario?

Mistletoe digs its roots into the bark of a tree to get nutrients from the tree. 

Parasitism 

500

A bear, who eats both plants and animals, would be known as a _________________.

omnivore

500

What time of limiting factor is describe in the scenario below?

The competition of a population of deer for food. 

Density-Dependent

500

The concern about the well-being of another despite personal risk is known as _____________.

Altruism