section 1

Question 1

biodiversity

3 types of biodiversity?

Answer 1

variety of life on earth

ecosystem, community, species

Question 2

ecosystem diversity

Answer 2

difference in biotic (living) and abiotic (nonliving) things in an ecosystem

Question 3

community diversity

Answer 3

unique groupings of species within ecosystems

Question 4

species diversity

Answer 4

members of same species can be genetically different

Question 5

where is there more biodiversity? why?

Answer 5

equator; warmer climate supports biodiversity

Question 6

how to class organisms? how are scientific names written

Answer 6

Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

king phillip comes over for great speghetti

written GENUS SPECIES

Question 7

species

Answer 7

organism with same basic stucture

deer

Question 8

population

Answer 8

group of one species in same ecosystem

herd of deer

Question 9

community

Answer 9

diff things that live together in ecosystem

bears, deer, etc

Question 10

ecosystem

Answer 10

where biotic and abiotic things interact

deer, bear, rocks, water, grass, wolves, etc

Question 11

interdependence

Answer 11

organisms rely on one another to survive

Question 12

predator/prey relationships

Answer 12

affect each others population numbers

Question 13

symbiosis

Answer 13

relationship between 2 diff. organisms/species

Question 14

mutualism

Answer 14

both species benefit

acacia tree (protection) + acacia ant (home)

Question 15

commensalism

Answer 15

one organisms benefits, other is unaffected

barnacles (food+transport) + whales (unaffected)

Question 16

parasitism

Answer 16

one organism benefits, other is harmed

fleas (nutrients) + dogs (weakened)

Question 17

niche

4 parts?

Answer 17

role of organism in an ecosystem

predator
prey
habitat (roaming + nesting)
how it interacts

Question 18

interspecies competition

Answer 18

2+ species compete for same resources

Question 19

resource partitioning

Answer 19

division of limited resources to avoid interspecies competition for them

Question 20

generalist niche

Answer 20

broad
can live in wide variety of areas
ex. coyotes can live in mountains, urban, desert, praires

Question 21

specialist niche

Answer 21

specific niche
needs specific environment to live
ex. pandas eat 95% bamboo

Question 22

variation

Answer 22

any difference from individual/group of organisms of any species

increases chance of survival - become resistant to threats

Question 23

natural selection

Answer 23

organisms more adapted to their environment -more likely to survive and pass on successful genes

causes species to change over time [evolution]