Relationships Between Organisms

Question 1

Predator

Answer 1

An animal that eats another animal for food.

Question 2

Prey

Answer 2

An animal that gets eaten by a predator.

Question 3

Tertiary

Answer 3

The third level of consumers and is at the top of the food chain.

Question 4

10% Rule

Answer 4

For each level of the Pyramid of Energy say the producer starts out with 500,000 calories the next level will only get 10% of energy passed on so it will get 50,000 calories.

Question 5

Energy Pyramid

Answer 5

The Energy Pyramid shows the levels of the food chain and how the energy is passed down from each level.

Question 6

Symbiosis

Answer 6

A relationship in which two different organisms live in close association with each other.

Question 7

Mutualism

Answer 7

Both species benefit; sometimes depends on each other to survive.

Question 8

Commensalism

Answer 8

When one organism benefits and the other is unaffected.

Question 9

Parasitism

Answer 9

One species benefits from the other species which is harmed.