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28 Cards in this Set
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Producers capture energy from the ______ and make _________. |
Sun; Food |
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Give a Bible Verse about producers (plants). |
Genesis 1. 29-30 |
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Consumers gain _________ by eating _____________ or other __________. |
Energy; Producers; Consumers |
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The passing of energy from one organism to another is called a ____________. |
Food Chain |
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Write this using words and hyphens (instead of arrows). |
Plant-Caterpillar-Frog-Owl-Decomposer |
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The arrows we use when writing a food chain mean___________. |
"Goes Into" |
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Food chains always begin with a ______________ and end with a _____________. |
Producer; Decomposer |
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All of the interrelated food chains in an ecosystem from a ______________. |
Food Web |
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This is a _____________. |
Food Web |
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Something that eats dead things is called a _____________. |
Decomposer |
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What are the 4 ecological relationships between organisms? |
Predator- Prey; Parasite- Host; Mutualism; Commensalism. |
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Define Predator- Prey Relationships. |
One animal (predator) kills and eats another animal (prey) |
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Define Parasite- Host Relationships. |
One organism (parasite) lives in or on another organism (host) and feeds off of the host. |
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Define Mutualism. |
An association between two organisms of different populations that benefits both organisms. |
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Define Commensalism. |
One organism benefits from another organism which is unaffected. |
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Give an example of a predator- prey relationship. |
Lion eats a zebra |
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Give an example of a parasite- host relationship. |
Tick feeds on a dog |
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Give an example of mutualism. |
Lichens (algae & fungus) |
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Give an example of commensalism. |
Barnacles on whales. |
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Define Ecology |
The study of the interrelationships of organisms and their environment |
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Define Ecosystem |
A limited area in which living and non living things interact Ex. A meadow |
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Define Habitat |
Something that provides the right living conditions for an organism |
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Define Abiotic Environment |
The physical environment; all the non living factors in an ecosystem |
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Define Biotic Community |
All the living organisms in an ecosystem |
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Define Population |
All the individuals from the same species in an ecosystem |
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Define Producer Organisms |
Manufacture their own food |
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Define Consumer Organisms |
Cannot manufacture food; they must obtain their energy from other sources |
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Define Decomposer Organisms |
Usually bacteria or fungi that break down the remains of dead organisms and return this material to the soil |