Biology

Question 1

What is a biosphere?

Answer 1

The intersection between the atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere

Question 2

What is an ecosystem?

Answer 2

A community of living organisms (biotic) together with their non-living (abiotic) factors.

Question 3

What is biotic and examples?

Answer 3

All living things

Eg: Turtle, Tree and Coral.

Question 4

What is abiotic and examples?

Answer 4

All non living things

Eg: Sand, temperature and light

Question 5

What is community?

Answer 5

Different population living in the same place at the same time

Question 6

What is a population?

Answer 6

A population is a group of living organism that are the same species, living in the same place at the same time.

Question 7

Benefits of an ecosystem:

Answer 7

1. Plants and animals work together to help maintain the balance of gases in the air
2. Insects birds and bats help pollinate plants
3. Some organic decompose organic matter
4. Wetlands and forests clean water

Question 8

What are the relationships within a species?

Answer 8

1. Collaboration
2. Mating
3. Competition

Question 9

What are the Relationships between different species?

Answer 9

1. Mutualism
2. Commensalism
3. Parasitism

Question 10

What is collaboration?

Answer 10

Occurs when organism cooperate with each other to ensure their survival.

Question 11

What is mating?

Answer 11

Between members of the same species produces offspring, thus ensuring the survival of the species.

Question 12

What is competition?

Answer 12

Occurs when organism use the same limited resource.

Question 13

What is mutualism?

Answer 13

A relationship between two organisms in which both organism benefit.

Question 14

What is commensalism?

Answer 14

A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other organism is not affected.

Question 15

What is parasitism ?

Answer 15

A relationship in whihc one organism (the parasite) lives in or on the body of another (the host). The parasite benefits but the host is harmed.

Question 16

What is a habitat?

Answer 16

The place where a population of organisms lives.

Question 17

What is symbiosis ?

Answer 17

A close physical and long-term relationship between two organisms of different species.

Question 18

Examples of commensalism:

Answer 18

Water buffaloes and insects

Question 19

Example of parasitism:

Answer 19

Ticks attaching themselves to dogs

Question 20

Examples of mutualism:

Answer 20

Oxpecker and zebras. The oxpeckers get food and the beast get pest control.

Question 21

Examples of two non-symbiotic relationships:

Answer 21

1. Predator and prey relationships

2. Completion

Question 22

What is predator and prey relationships?

Answer 22

One organism (thepredator) eats another (the pre). Therefore one benefits and the other is harmed. It’s not symbiotic because the relationship between the organisms is not long term and it only happens when a predator has an opportunity. (Hookup)

Question 23

Non-symbiotic relationships: competition

Answer 23

Completion may also exist between members of different species that share a resource such as food.

Question 24

What is a biome?

Answer 24

An area of the planet that can be classified according to the plants and animals that live in it.

Question 25

Examples of mutualism:

Answer 25

Alga and fungus

Question 26

Competition: What is inhibition?

Answer 26

One organism produces a chemical that directly inhibits (prevent) or hinders (makes difficult) the growth and development of another.