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18 questions
Ecology is the study of what system?
Animal systems
Ecosystems
Watersystems
Frenchfry systems
A ______________ is a group of living things that belong to the same species, and live in the same area.
Which animal (s) would a desert have living in it?
Zebra
Flamingo
Scorpion
Leopard gecko
True or False: Parasites are animals that live inside or on other animals, and cause diseases.
True
False
___________ hunt other animals for food.
Most ecosystems use the ____________ as their energy source.
Animal populations usually include
many different types of animals.
a mix of adults who breed, and their offspring.
a lot of animals.
a small amount of animals.
True or False: Healthy ecosystems have many species that interact with eachother in a variety of ways, to form a web of relationships.
False
True
As you travel north/south poles and get closer to the equator, the temperature __________, and the vegetation (flowers/trees/grasses) _________.
lowers, stays the same
rises, stays the same
rises, changes
lowers, changes
Coniferous forests do well where the
summer is hot, and the winter is warm
summer is cool, and winter is cool
summer is cool, and the winter is harsh
summer is hot, and the winter is harsh
What are the four relationships in ecosytems?
Competition
Mutualism
Predation
Parasitism
Population
The competition relationship is when the members of the same population have to compete for a limited supply of food. This competition prevents
the population from getting too small.
from getting sick.
the population from growing too big.
from spending too much money on candy.
The Predation relationship is when predators hunt other animals for foods. This relationship allows
for the predators to have no have enough food to eat.
their prey to grow in large numbers.
their prey to keep from getting sick.
plants to thrive and grow, by keeping too many herbivores alive to eat them.
The relationship parasitism causes disease, and slows how quickly or a large a population can grow.
False
True
What is the relationship Mutualism?
they all get a long and sing and dance.
it helps both groups of animals or living things (partners).
it only benefits one group of animals or living things (partners).
it benefits neither group or living things (partners).
True of False: plants absorb the sun's energy, then passes it on to the organism that eats them. This is called photosynthesis.
True
False
A coniferous forest has
cone bearing fir trees.
small needle trees, near the ocean.
cone bearing needle trees, lakes, and rivers.
trees with large fan like leaves, lakes and rivers.
What partners are part of the relationship Mutualism? Choose all that apply.
bees, and flowers
oxpeckers and zebras
zebras and lions
bacteria and humans