Book3

Question 0

mammals, sponges, and plants are classified as what part of the environment

Answer 0

biotic

Question 1

the study of the interactions of organisms with one another and their environment is called what

Answer 1

ecology

Question 2

rocks, temperature and water are classified as what part of the environment

Answer 2

abiotic

Question 3

several organisms of the same kind make a what

Answer 3

population

Question 4

several different populations living together make a what

Answer 4

community

Question 5

a community of organisms and their abiotic environment is called what

Answer 5

ecosystem

Question 6

the part of earth where life exists is called the what

Answer 6

biosphere

Question 7

what is the lowest level of environmental organization that three pigmy rattlesnakes would all belong to

Answer 7

population

Question 8

which level of organization would scientists be studying if they were researching rattlesnakes, skunks, insects, and trees, but not the water, rocks, or soil in the area

Answer 8

community

Question 9

if an environmental study is reporting on the way temperature, water quality, and minerals affect the animals the area, which level of organization is being studied

Answer 9

ecosystem

Question 10

an organism that makes its own food is called a what

Answer 10

producer

Question 11

an organism that eats other organisms is called a what

Answer 11

consumers

Question 12

a consumer that eats only plants is called a what

Answer 12

herbivore

Question 13

a consumer that eats only animals is called a what

Answer 13

carnivore

Question 14

a consumer that eats both plants and animals is called a what

Answer 14

omnivore

Question 15

herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are all what

Answer 15

consumers

Question 16

a vulture that feeds on a dead rodent is called a what

Answer 16

scavenger

Question 17

an organism that breaks down dead organisms is called a what

Answer 17

decomposer

Question 18

a diagram that shows how energy in food flows from one organism to another is called a what

Answer 18

food chain

Question 19

a diagram that shows the many feeding relationships among several organisms in an ecosystem is called a what

Answer 19

food web

Question 20

a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem’s loss of energy is called a what

Answer 20

energy pyramid

Question 21

a diagram that shows grass being eaten by a prairie dog and a prairie dog being eaten by a hawk is called a what

Answer 21

food chain

Question 22

a diagram shows plankton being eaten by whales, jellyfish, and small fish. it also shows the small fish being eaten by sharks and dolphins. what is the name of this diagram

Answer 22

food web

Question 23

what is the name of a diagram that shows energy loss as it passes from grass to a grasshopper to a bird called

Answer 23

energy pyramid

Question 24

lack of food, water, and space are all called what

Answer 24

limiting factors

Question 25

what is the largest population an environment can support

Answer 25

carrying capacity

Question 26

a pair of female coyotes is fighting over a recent kill. this is an example of what

Answer 26

competition

Question 27

a lion hunts a gazelle, in hopes of killing and eating it. this is an example of what

Answer 27

parasitism

Question 28

who is the predator when a spider eats a fly

Answer 28

spider

Question 29

who is the prey when a snake eats a from

Answer 29

frog

Question 30

what is it called when two organisms share a close relationship with one another

Answer 30

symbiosis

Question 31

what type of symbiosis occurs when one organism benefits and the other is harmed

Answer 31

parasitism

Question 32

what type of symbiosis occurs when both organisms benefit

Answer 32

mutualism

Question 33

what type of symbiosis occurs when one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

Answer 33

commensalism

Question 34

the organism that is benefitted in parasitism is called the what

Answer 34

parasite

Question 35

the organism that is harmed is parasitism is called the what

Answer 35

host

Question 36

which symbiotic relationship is shown when a shark provides food for a fish while the fish cleans the shark's skin

Answer 36

mutualism

Question 37

which symbiotic relationship is shown when a fish uses a hole dug by an alligator but the alligator gets nothing from the fish

Answer 37

commensalism

Question 38

which symbiotic relationship is shown when a tick feeds on the blood of a horse, making the horse ill in the process

Answer 38

parasitism

Question 39

overtime, hummingbirds developed long, thin beaks in order to reach the nectar in certain flowers. in turn, the flowers developed nectar that is more appealing to these birds. what is this an example of

Answer 39

coevolution

Question 40

camouflage, poison, and speed are all considered to be what

Answer 40

adaptions