adaptations and diversity

Question 1

Abiotic

Answer 1

Non-living factors that influence an ecosystem

Question 2

biotic

Answer 2

Living factors that influence an ecosystem.

Question 2

biotic examples

Answer 2

Plants – Trees, grasses, flowers, and algae.
Animals – Mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and insects.
Microorganisms – Bacteria, fungi, and protists.
Humans
Decomposer -worms, fungi

Question 2

abiotic examples

Answer 2

Water – Lakes, rivers, oceans, and rainfall.
Temperature, Sunlight, Soil, Air, Rocks and minerals
Climate – Overall weather patterns, humidity and wind.

Question 3

Abundance

Answer 3

The quantity of a particular species present in a given area.

Question 4

Adaptation

Answer 4

feature of an organism that makes it better suited to its environment

Question 5

parasitism

Answer 5

one organism benefits, one is harmed (dog and ticks)

Question 6

commensalism

Answer 6

one organism benefits, one organism is unaffected (clown fish and anemone)

Question 7

mutualism

Answer 7

both organisms benefit (hummingbird and flower)

Question 8

Behavioural adaptation

Answer 8

A change in behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment (birdcalls, migration)

Question 8

Autotroph

Answer 8

An organism that produces its own food from inorganic substances.

Question 9

Carrying capacity

Answer 9

The maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support.

Question 9

Community

Answer 9

A group of different species living together in a defined area.

Question 10

Density

Answer 10

The number of individuals per unit area or volume.

Question 11

Distribution

Answer 11

The way in which a species is spread out across a given area.

Question 12

Ecological niche

Answer 12

The role and position a species has in its environment.

Question 13

Ecosystem

Answer 13

A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.

Question 14

Ectotherm

Answer 14

An animal whose body temperature is determined by the environment. (reptiles)

Question 15

Endotherm

Answer 15

An animal that maintains a constant body temperature regardless of the environment. (animals, humans)

Question 16

Food web

Answer 16

A complex network of feeding relationships among organisms in an ecosystem.

Question 17

Exponential growth

Answer 17

Growth that occurs when resources are unlimited, leading to a rapid increase in population size.

Question 18

Heterotroph

Answer 18

An organism that obtains its food by consuming other living things.

Question 19

Immigration

Answer 19

The act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country.

Question 19

Physiological adaptation

Answer 19

A physical or biochemical change in an organism that enhances its survival.

Question 20

Structural adaptation

Answer 20

A physical feature of an organism that enhances its survival.

Question 20

Predator

Answer 20

An organism that hunts and eats other organisms.

Question 21

prey

Answer 21

An organism that is hunted and eaten by a predator.