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Ecology review/vocabulary #ecology
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The first living things to move into a barren environment.
pioneer species
animals
secondary succession
consumers
2
An interaction that benefits one organism, and the other organism is not affected is ___
predator
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
3
What is the relationship?
mutualism
parasitism
commensalism
cooperation
4
What is the relationship?
predator/prey
commensalism
mutualism
cooperation
5
What is the relationship?
cooperation
commensalism
parasitism
mutualism
6
A series of events that occur over and over again.
cycle
cooperation
competition
ecosystem
7
The establishment of a new biological community.
growth
secondary succession
primary succession
migration
8
Energy in an ecosystem _______________ as it moves to the top of the energy pyramid.
stays the same
increases then decreases
increases
decreases
9
What are organisms that live on dead or decaying matter?
producers
plants
consumers
decomposers
10
Biotic factors in an ecosystem include ________
water/soil
plants/animals
bacteria/soil
fungi/temperature
11
A grasshopper eats the plant, the grasshopper is a ______________
tertiary consumer
producer
decomposer
primary consumer
12
A close relationship between two species.
predator/prey
commensalism
community
symbiosis
13
The total number of deer living in a forest, is the deer ______________
community
population
biome
ecosystem
14
What is the relationship?
competition
commensalism
cooperation
parasitism
15
Interaction that benefits one organism and the other organism is harmed is ______
commensalim
mutualism
predator
parasitism
16
Organisms that can produce offspring and can breed, belong to the same ______
habitat
species
community
family
17
The earthworm enriches the soil, these worms are eaten by the robin, This is the worm's __
habitat
community
niche
population
18
A bee pollinating a flower, is an example of its________________
niche
species
community
biome
19
A penguin lives where it is cold and close to oceans, this is the penguin's __________
succession
pioneer species
niche
habitat
20
Frogs and toads fighting over flies would be an example of ____________
population
community
competition
cooperation
21
____________ can occur after a glacier retreat.
secondary succession
primary succession
symbiosis
pioneer species
22
What is the relationship?
cooperation
commensalism
mutualism
competition
23
A biome that is very cold and dry is the ____________
grassland
desert
tundra
tropical forest
24
Interaction that benefits both species.
parasitism
commensalism
predator
mutualism
25
Bears fighting over territory would be an example of ______
cooperation
competition
symbiosis
habitat
26
A small population of prey could be a ______________ for predators.
limiting factor
abiotic factor
biotic factor
carrying capacity
27
What is the relationship?
parasitism
mutualism
cooperation
competition
28
The ____ is the animal that is hunted and eaten.
population
prey
predator
plant
29
The interaction between a dog and a flea would be an example of ________
commensalism
parasitism
cooperation
mutualism
30
All the organisms that live in a pond make up the pond __________
habitat
community
ecosystem
population
31
What is the process by which light energy is used to make food?
respiration
transpiration
adaptation
photosynthesis
32
A very cold winter causes the deer population to decrease. Temperature can be a _____
predator
limiting factor
succession
pioneer species
33
A meadow can support many more squirrels than hawks. This is an example of
community
Carrying capacity
abiotic factor
succession
34
A flock of geese would be an example of a ____________
community
population
organism
biome
35
The study of how living things interact is _______
ecosystem
biology
abiotic factor
ecology
36
Killer whales hunting together is an example of ________________
cooperation
family
population
competition
37
What is the relationship?
competition
commensalism
parasitism
cooperation
38
What is the relationship?
commensalism
mutualism
parasitism
competition
39
A squirrel, a robin and insects all live in a tree, they belong to the same _________
community
population
species
niche
40
A forest being cleared can lead to _______________
community
secondary succession
pioneer species
ecosystems
