apes 1.1

Question 1

biosphere

Answer 1

the region on, above, and below the Earth’s surface where life exists.

Question 2

biome

Answer 2

large area with similar climate conditions that determine plant and animal species there

Question 3

ecosystem

Answer 3

all living and nonliving things in an area

Question 4

community

Answer 4

all living organisms in an area

Question 5

population

Answer 5

group of individuals of same species (ex. elk herd)

Question 6

individual

Answer 6

one organism (ex. an elk)

Question 7

mutualism

Answer 7

relationship that benefits both species

Question 8

commensalism

Answer 8

relationship that benefits one organism and doesn’t impact the other

Question 9

parasitism

Answer 9

a relationship between two organisms where one benefits, and the other is harmed

Question 10

predator

Answer 10

an organism that eats another organism

Question 11

if predators decline in population what happens?

Answer 11

the prey population increases

Question 12

if prey decline in population, what happens?

Answer 12

predators also decline due to lack of food

Question 13

If the prey population increases what happens?

Answer 13

predator population increases because there’s more food

Question 14

if the predator population increases what happens?

Answer 14

prey population decreases as they are being eating more

Question 15

What is the cause of competition?

Answer 15

limited resources causes species to compete for the same resources

Question 16

Resource Partitioning

Answer 16

different species using the same resources in different ways to reduce competition

Question 17

Temporal (Time) Partitioning

Answer 17

Using the same resource at different times (ex. wolves and coyotes hunting at different types)

Question 18

Spatial Partitioning

Answer 18

using different areas of a shared habitat

Question 19

Morphological Partitioning

Answer 19

Using different resources based on different evolved body features