Ch.1 Book 2 Interactions Of Living Things Flashcards

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Resources such as water, food, or sunlight are more likely to be limiting factors when a population is approaching the ________ _______.

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Carrying capacity

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A tick sucks blood from a dog. In this relationship ,the tick is the ______ and the dog is the ________

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1) predator

2) prey

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“Natures recyclers” are ___________

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Decomposers

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A beneficial association between coral and algae is an example of_____________

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Mutualism

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How energy moves through an ecosystem can be represented by _________________

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The food web

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The base of an energy pyramid represents which organisms in an ecosystem?

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Producers

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What is the correct order in a food chain?

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Sun,producers,herbivores,carnivores,scavengers

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Remoras and sharks have a relationship best described as___________

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Commensalism

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An organisms _________mis defined as the environment in which it lives.

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Habitat

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Herbivores, carnivores, and scavengers are all ________.

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Consumers

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Animals that eat a variety of meats, fruits, and vegetables are ___________.

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Omnivores

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Scientists who study the connections among living things specialize in the science of ________.

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Ecology

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The __________ part of the environment is all of the organisms that live together and interact with one another.

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Communities

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The ______part of the environment includes all of the physical factors- such as water, soil, light, temperature- that affect organisms living in a particular area.

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Biotic

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The _________ is the part of earth where life exists and includes every ecosystem.

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Biosphere

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An __________ contains BOTH a biotic environment and an abiotic environment.

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Ecosystem

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A __________ contains ONLY a biotic environment.

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Community

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Organisms that use sunlight directly to make food are called____________.

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Producers

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Organisms that eat producers or other organisms to obtain energy are called _________.

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Omnivore

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Organisms that get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms are called _________.

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Scavengers

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Most producers are ______.

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Plants

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What is YOUR part in the ecosystem?

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Consumer

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A ___________ is a consumer that eats plants

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A _________ is a consumer that eats animals.

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An ___________ is a consumer that eats both plants and animals.
Omnivore
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A _________ is an animal that feeds on the bodies of dead animals.
Scavenger
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Which category is the largest? a) community b)population c) organism d)biosphere
D.) biosphere
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The organism that is eaten is called the _______.
Prey
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The organism that eats the prey is called the _________.
Predator
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A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit is called _____________.
Mutualism
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A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected is called _________________
Commensalism
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A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed is called _________.
Parasitism
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Organism benefits and other is harmed
Parasitism
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Long term change that takes place in 2 species because of their close interactions with one another
Convolution
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Describes living factors in the environment
Biotic
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Part of the earth where life exists
Biosphere
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Individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the the same time
Population
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Diagram shaped triangle that shows loss of energy at each level of the food chain
Energy pyramid
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Environment where an organism lives
Habitat
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Complex diagram representing many energy pathways in a real ecosystem
Food web
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Consumer that eats a variety of organisms
Omnivore
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Organisms way of life and it's relationship with its abiotic and biotic environment
Niche
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Consumer that eats meat
Carnivore
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Organism eaten by another organism
Prey
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Organism that eats other organisms
Predator
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Describes no living factors in an environment
Abiotic
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Organism benefits while the other is unaffected
Commensalism
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Both organisms benefit
Mutualism
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Largest population a given environment can support over a long period of time
Carrying capacity
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A close long term association between two or more species
Symbiosis
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Community of organisms and it's abiotic environment
Ecosystem
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Study of interactions between organisms and their environment
Ecology
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Consumer that eats plants
Herbivore
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An animal that feeds on the bodies of dead animals
Scavenger
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Diagram that represents hot the energy in food molecules flow from one organism to the next
Food chain