Terms

Question 1

Predator

Answer 1

Captures, kills, and consumes another individiual

Question 2

Prey

Answer 2

Individual that is eaten

Question 3

Parasite

Answer 3

An organism that takes resources at the expense of another

Question 4

Host

Answer 4

Organism that the parasite gets its resources from

Question 5

Competition

Answer 5

The use of the same resource by two or more different species

Question 6

Predation

Answer 6

One individual consumes another

Question 7

Parasitism

Answer 7

one organism benefits at the expense of another

Question 8

Mutualism

Answer 8

Cooperative relationship where both species obtain a benefit

Question 9

Commensalism

Answer 9

One species benefits and other is not affected

Question 10

Symbiosis

Answer 10

Interaction between two organisms living in the same community

Question 11

Autotrophs

Answer 11

Capture energy to make organic molecules (food)

Question 12

Producers

Answer 12

Capture energy to make organic molecules (food)

Question 13

Heterotrophs

Answer 13

Obtain energy by consuming organic molecules (food) made by other organisms

Question 14

Consumers

Answer 14

Obtain energy by consuming organic molecules (food) made by other organisms

Question 15

Herbivores

Answer 15

Eat plants

Question 16

Carnivores

Answer 16

Eat animals

Question 17

Omnivores

Answer 17

Eat plants and animals

Question 18

Scavengers

Answer 18

Eat fragments of dead matter

Question 19

Decomposers

Answer 19

Break down dead matter

Question 20

Opportunistic Species

Answer 20

Use the environment in a number of ways

Question 21

Specialist Species

Answer 21

Can feed on only one type of food

Question 21

Specialist Species

Answer 21

Can feed on only one type of food

Question 22

Abiotic

Answer 22

Nonliving things

Question 23

Biotic

Answer 23

Living things

Question 24

Trophic level

Answer 24

Indicates position in sequence of energy transfer

Question 25

Food chain

Answer 25

A single path representing energy flow

Question 26

Food web

Answer 26

Multiple chains showing various possible energy paths

Question 27

Niche

Answer 27

The role or position that an organism has in its environment

Question 28

Habitat

Answer 28

An area where an organism lives

Question 29

R-strategy

Answer 29

Have many offspring when favorable

Question 30

K-strategy

Answer 30

Have few offspring, but care for them

Question 31

Ecology

Answer 31

The study of the interactions between organisms and the nonliving components of their environment

Question 32

Organism

Answer 32

An individual living thing

Question 33

Population

Answer 33

A single group/species in an area

Question 34

Community

Answer 34

All the living things in an area

Question 35

Ecosystem

Answer 35

Biotic and abiotic factors in an area

Question 36

Biome

Answer 36

Similar ecosystems around the world

Question 37

Biosphere

Answer 37

The part of Earth that supports life

Question 38

Exponential Growth

Answer 38

Nothing limits the population for a short time (J-shape curve)

Question 39

Logistical Growth

Answer 39

Limiting factors slow growth long term (S-shape curve)

Question 40

Density-independent factors

Answer 40

Factors that don’t depend on the number of members in an area

Question 41

Density-dependent factors

Answer 41

Factors that depend on the number of members in an area

Question 42

Water Cycle

Answer 42

All organisms require water to live

Question 43

Carbon Cycle

Answer 43

Makes up organic compounds
Traps heat

Question 44

Nitrogen Cycle

Answer 44

Makes up organic compounds
Makes up most of the atmosphere

Question 45

Phosphorous Cycle

Answer 45

Makes up organic compounds