Science unit 1

Question 1

What is symbiosis

Answer 1

Symbiosis is when two different species are in a relationship for an extended period of time.

Question 2

What is Parasitism?

Answer 2

Parasitism is when two different species are in a relationship for an extended period of time and one partner benefits from the relationship well the other is harmed

Question 3

What is an example of Parasitism?

Answer 3

Tapeworm and Human

Question 4

What is Mutualism?

Answer 4

Mutualism is when two different species are in a relationship for an extended period of time and both partners benefit from the relationship.

Question 5

What is an example of Mutualism?

Answer 5

Flowers and Bees

Question 6

What is Commensalism?

Answer 6

Commensalism is when two different species are in a relationship for an extended period of time and one partner benefits from the relationship well the other is not harmed nor does it benefit.

Question 7

What is an example of Commensalism?

Answer 7

Orchids and Trees

Question 8

What is an Adaptation?

Answer 8

An adaptation is something an organism inherits from their parents, it is not a learned behaviour, its something that is passed down through generations like a Rabbits fur turning white during winter so it lends in with its surroundings.

Question 9

What is a habitat?

Answer 9

A habitat is the home of an animal

Question 10

What is a tapeworm?

Answer 10

A tapeworm is a parasite that enters the human body by that person eating undercooked meat. Once the tapeworm enters the human body it creates a parasitism relationship with that person.

Question 11

What is a human need?

Answer 11

A human need is something that a person needs to survive, they cant live without it, like water or food

Question 12

What is a human want?

Answer 12

A human want is something that makes life more comfortable for a person, they do not need it to survive like a phone or car.

Question 13

What is a predator?

Answer 13

A predator is an organism that preys on other organisms, an example of this would be a wolf, which hunts others for food.

Question 14

What is a prey?

Answer 14

A prey is an organism that is preyed on by another organism, it is hunted and killed for food. An example of this is a rabbit, which is preyed on and killed by another animal.

Question 15

What is biotic?

Answer 15

Biotic is when something is alive, it needs everything a living being needs, food, water, etc

Question 16

What is abiotic?

Answer 16

Abiotic is when something is non-living, It doesn’t exchange gasses, it doesn’t need .food or water, etc

Question 17

What is a producer?

Answer 17

A producer is an organism that can make (produce) its own food. It does not need to hunt or eat other organisms.

Question 18

What kind of animal breaks down dead animal waste materials?

Answer 18

A decomposer breaks down dead animal waste , they break it down and allow the nutrients from the dead animal to enter back into the ecosystem (into the soil)

Question 19

What is primary succession?

Answer 19

Primary succession is when an ecosystem begins in a barren spot, like a place with lots of rocks and low nutrients in the soil, Lichen and moss break down these rocks and allow nutrients to enter the soil and small organisms and plants start to enter the ecosystem and the ecosystem grows and grows until it is a fully grown ecosystem.

Question 20

What is Secondary succession?

Answer 20

Secondary succession is when an ecosystem rebuilds after it has been disturbed (ex. Forest fire)

Question 21

Name all the parts of the water cycle

Answer 21

Evaporation, Transpiration, Condensation, Precipitation, Surface run-off, Infiltration, and Ground water

Question 22

What is evaporation

Answer 22

Evaporation is when liquid water turns in water vapor and enters the atmosphere.

Question 23

What is transpiration?

Answer 23

Transpiration is when water evaporates straight off of plant leaves.

Question 24

What is condensation?

Answer 24

Condensation is when water vapor turns into a liquid in the atmosphere and creates clouds, dew, fog, etc.

Question 25

What is precipitation?

Answer 25

Precipitation is when water falls back to earth in the form of snow, rain, sleet, hail, etc.

Question 26

What is surface run-off?

Answer 26

Surface run-off is when water runs off the surface of the ground and forms into rivers, lakes, ponds, etc

Question 27

What is infiltration?

Answer 27

Infiltration is when water soaks into the ground.

Question 28

What is Ground water?

Answer 28

Ground water is water that is underground, it forms into springs, etc

Question 29

What do all living things need?

Answer 29

All living things need a habitat, food, water, and exchanges of gasses .

Question 30

What is bioaccumulation?

Answer 30

Bioaccumulation is when pollutants enter a food web in higher level consumers

Question 31

What is ecosystem monitoring?

Answer 31

Ecosystem monitoring is when scientists check the conditions of an ecosystem and the organisms that live in it.