7.3 THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF ORGANISMS

Question 1

What is interdependence of life?

Answer 1

Different types of organisms need each other to stay alive

Question 2

What is population?

Answer 2

The number of animals or plants that live in an area

Question 3

What is a producer? And what is an example of it?

Answer 3

An organism that creates its own food
e.g. plants

Question 4

What is a consumer and what is an example of it?

Answer 4

An organism that get its energy by eating plants or animals
e.g. herbivore, carnivore

Question 5

What is a scavenger and what is an example of it?

Answer 5

An organism that only eats animals that are already dead
e.g. hyena, turkey vulture

Question 6

What is a prey and what is an example of it?

Answer 6

Animals that are killed and eaten by other animals
e.g. deer

Question 7

What is a predator and what is an example of it?

Answer 7

Animals that kill and eat other animals
e.g. lion

Question 8

What are do diseases and parasites affect?

Answer 8

Affect population numbers in ecosystem

Question 9

How do diseases and parasites spread?

Answer 9

Spread quickly when populations get big and organisms live close together

Question 10

What are some examples of diseases and parasites, and which category are they in? (Virus, bacteria, parasite)

Answer 10

Influenza - virus
Tuberculosis - bacteria
Tapeworm - parasite
Tick - parasite
Flea - parasite