Ecology

Question 1

Limiting Factor

Answer 1

anything which prevents rapid population growth.

Question 2

Abiotic Factor

Answer 2

the living part of the environment

Question 3

Biotic Factor

Answer 3

the non-living parts of the environment

Question 4

Symbiotic Relationship

Answer 4

close permanent associations between species.

Question 5

Mutualism

Answer 5

Both species will benefit from the relationship

Question 6

Parasitism

Answer 6

One species benefits (the parasite) and the other is harmed (the host).

Question 7

Commensalism

Answer 7

One species benefits, the other isn’t affected at all.

Question 8

Predation

Answer 8

Predation is a biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey.

Question 9

Autotraph

Answer 9

An organism that makes its own food.

Question 10

Heterotroph

Answer 10

Organisms that get energy directly or indirectly from plants

Question 11

Decomposer

Answer 11

Animals which feed on decaying organic matter (rotting plants and animals). Examples: earthworms, fungus, some bacteria

Question 12

Succession

Answer 12

a series of changes in a community in which new populations of organisms gradually replace existing ones

Question 13

Food Web

Answer 13

A food web shows all the different food chains in an ecosystem.

Question 14

Energy Pyramid

Answer 14

Shows the movement of energy through an ecosystem