Environments

Question 1

Global systems

Answer 1

Geosphere
Hydrosphere
Atmosphere
Biosphere

Question 2

Ecosystem

Answer 2

A community of living organisms interacting with their physical environment

Question 3

Biotic

Answer 3

Living components in an ecosystem

Question 4

Abiotic

Answer 4

Non-living components in an ecosystem

Question 5

Food web vs Ecosystem

Answer 5

Food web shows energy flow, while ecosystem includes interactions among organisms and their environment

Question 6

Name abiotic factors

Answer 6

Non-living elements affecting ecosystems like temperature, sunlight, and soil

Question 7

Name biotic factors

Answer 7

Living elements affecting ecosystems like plants, animals, and humans

Question 8

Predator

Answer 8

Animal that feeds on another for food

Question 9

Prey

Answer 9

An animal that is hunted and killed as food

Question 10

Predator-prey relationships

Answer 10

Where one organism hunts another for food

Question 11

Competition reasons

Answer 11

Organisms compete for resources like food, territory, mates, and shelter

Question 12

Competition

Answer 12

Struggle between organisms for resources in an ecosystem

Question 13

Symbiotic relationships

Answer 13

Close ecological relationships between different species

Question 14

Mutualism

Answer 14

Where both species benefit from the interaction

Question 15

Commensalism

Answer 15

Where one species benefits and the other is unaffected

Question 16

Parasitism

Answer 16

Symbiotic relationship where one species benefits at the expense of the other

Question 17

Producer

Answer 17

Organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis

Question 18

Consumer

Answer 18

Consumes other organisms for energy

Question 19

Heterotrophs vs Autotrophs

Answer 19

Heterotrophs consume other organisms and autotrophs produce their own food