Unit 1

Question 1

interactions between different species are called?

Answer 1

Interspecific interactions

Question 2

Predation

Answer 2

One organism kills and eats another

Question 3

Herbivory

Answer 3

An organism eats another organism (who is a plant)

Question 4

Symbiosis

Answer 4

Close interactions between two different species

Question 5

Mutualism

Answer 5

Both sides benefit

Question 6

Commensalism

Answer 6

One organism benefits, other is unaffected

Question 7

Members of same species in same area

Answer 7

Population

Question 8

All organisms in an area

Answer 8

Community

Question 9

All living things an an area

Answer 9

Biotic

Question 10

Non living things in an area

Answer 10

Abiotic

Question 11

What does an ecosystem include?

Answer 11

All biotic and abiotic factors in a region

Question 12

Biome

Answer 12

Community of plants and animals living in and adapted to a certain climate. These biotic and abiotic factors can be similar in different places. (Ex. Desert biome)

Question 13

Tropical rainforest biome

Answer 13

High temperatures, high rainfall, high biodiversity

Question 14

Temperate deciduous forest biome

Answer 14

Between 30° and 60° latitudes, well defined seasons, trees shed leaves in winter

Question 15

Temperate rainforest biome

Answer 15

Between 30° and 60° north and south of the equator, mild winters and evenly distributed rainfall throughout year

Question 16

Coniferous/Boreal forest biome

Answer 16

Between 50° and 60° north of equator, short moist summers and long dry winters

Question 17

Tundra

Answer 17

Cold and dry, permafrost

Question 18

Scrublands

Answer 18

30° and 40° north and south of the equator, more rain than grass lands, less rain than forests

Question 19

Grasslands

Answer 19

Any latitude, seasonal droughts and herbivory and fires cause lack of trees