Chaper 1- 2.2- Ecosystems

Question 1

In a ecosystem

Answer 1

Abiotic factors support the biotic components

Question 2

Habitat

Answer 2

Is a smaller division of an ecosystem

This is a specific place that an ecosystem livestock

Question 3

Ecological hierarchy

Answer 3

Ecosystem
Communities
Population
Species

Question 4

Symbiosis

Answer 4

Is when two different species live closely together and interact with one another

Question 5

Three types of symbiosis

Answer 5

Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism

Question 6

Commensalism

Answer 6

Where one species benefits the other species is not affected

Question 7

Mutualism

Answer 7

Where both of the organisms benefit

Question 8

Parasitism

Answer 8

Where one species benefits while the other one is harmed

Question 9

Niche

Answer 9

Organisms interact to obtain resources, as a result of these interactions, organisms have special roles

Question 10

Competition

Answer 10

When organisms have the same niche this results in competition. This can be very harmful

Question 11

Predator

Answer 11

When an organism eats another organism

Question 12

Prey

Answer 12

Animals that have adaptations that protect them from being eaten

Question 13

Predator-prey

Answer 13

The prey pop increases when less predators

When more predators prey pop decreases

Question 14

Biomes can be

Answer 14

Broken down into smaller parts called ecosystems

Question 15

Difference between an ecosystem and a habitat

Answer 15

Ecosystems are large and more diverse while a habitat is a specific place

Question 16

Three main abiotic components of ecosystems

Answer 16

Oxygen, water, soil

Question 17

Diff between population and community

Answer 17

Population is a large group of one specific species while community is a bunch of different populations of species