ecology 8th grade

Question 1

symbiosis

Answer 1

A close, long-term relationship between two species that usually involves an exchange

Question 2

mutualism

Answer 2

symbiosis that is beneficial to both organisms involved.

Question 3

parasitism

Answer 3

the practice of living as a parasite in or on another organism.

Question 4

commensalism

Answer 4

no one cares

Question 5

habitat

Answer 5

The place within an ecosystem that provides the biotic and abiotic factors and organism needs to survive and reproduce

Question 6

niche

Answer 6

The way a species interacts with abiotic and biotic factors to obtain food, find shelter, and fulfill other needs.

Question 7

abotic

Answer 7

non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.

Question 8

biotic

Answer 8

A biotic factor is a living organism that shapes its environment.

Question 9

limiting factor

Answer 9

anything that constrains a population’s size and slows or stops it from growing.

Question 10

scavenger

Answer 10

an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.