Relationships
Give an example of Mutualism.
A bee and a flower
What does it mean if a plant is an annual?
A plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season.
What is Carrying capacity?
The largest population a habitat can sustain without causing damage.
Annual
A plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season.
Define Mutualism.
A symbiotic relationship between two species in which both of the organisms benefit.
Coniferous Tree
Cone-bearing trees.
What is the Benthic region?
The deep or bottom parts of aquatic environments.
Flora
All plant life in an area.
A symbiotic relationship between two species in which one benefits and the other is harmed.
Deciduous Tree
Trees that drop their leaves each autumn.
What is Conservation tillage?
Farming practices that eliminate or reduce plowing.
Halophyte
A plant adapted to saline conditions.
What is Symbiosis relationship?
A relationship between two or more species; organisms in symbiotic relationships can benefit, be harmed, or be unaffected by the relationship.
Den Tree
A tree with a cavity or hollow in which mammals sleep and/or raise their
young.
What is a Fragmented habitat?
A habitat that was once continuous but is now broken into smaller pieces by construction, forestry, or farmland.
Perennial
Plants that live for two or more growing seasons.
What is Commensalism?
A symbiotic relationship between two species in which one of them benefits and the other neither benefits nor is harmed.
Snag
The upright trunk of a dead or dying tree.
What is a Habitat?
The physical and biological surroundings of an animal or plant.
Edge
Where two different habitats meet.