Science Quiz #1 - Ecology

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Ecology

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the study of the interactions of organisms with one another and with their environment

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Biotic

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all of the organisms that live together and interact with one another

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Abiotic

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nonliving factors, like water, soil, light, and temperature

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Organism

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An individual member of a species of animal, plant, or single-celled life form

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Population

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A group of individuals of the same species that live together in a specific geographic area (habitat) at a specific time

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Community

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All of the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

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Ecosystem

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A community of organisms and the abiotic environment of the community (e.g. temperature, soil, precipitation, rivers, air)

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Biosphere

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The part of the Earth where life exists

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Energy

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What living things need to survive

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Producers

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Organisms that use sunlight directly to make food via photosynthesis

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Consumers

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Organisms that eat other organisms

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Herbivores

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Consumers that eat only plants

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Carnivores

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Consumers that eat animals

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Omnivores

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Consumers that eat both plants and animals

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Scavengers

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Omnivores that eat dead plants and animals.

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Decomposers

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Organisms that get energy by breaking down dead organisms

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Food Chain

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Diagram that shows how energy in food flows from one organism to another

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Food Web

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Diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem

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Tissues

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Where the only energy that can pass consumer-to-consumer is located

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Energy Pyramid

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Diagram of an ecosystem's loss of energy, visualizes energy at each level of the food chain

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Limiting Factor

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Resource that is so scarce that it limits the size of a population

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Carrying Capacity

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Largest population that an environment can support, less of a boundary and more of a leveling tool

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Competition

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When two or more individuals or populations try to use the same resource, such as food, water, shelter, space, or sunlight

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Prey

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An organism that is eaten

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Predator

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An organism that eats another

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Camouflage

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The ability to blend in with the background

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Chemical Defense

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A tool used by some animals to protect themselves from predators

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Warning Colors

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A way for animals with chemical defenses to signal to predators to look somewhere else to eat.

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Pretenders

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Animals that don't have defensive chemicals, but use warning coloration or mimic other adaptations to their advantage to scare off predators.

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Symbiosis

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A close, long-term association between two or more species

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Mutualism

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A symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit

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Commensalism

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A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

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Parasitism

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a symbiotic association in which one organism benefits while the other is harmed

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Parasite

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The organism in a parasitic association that benefits

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Host

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The organism in a parasitic association that is harmed and can (in most cases) die

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Coevolution

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A long-term change that takes place in two species because of their close interactions with one another

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Number 38

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Original alpha male of Druid clan. However, he did die out quickly.

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Number 40

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Alpha female of Druid clan

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Number 42

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Beta female of Druid clan, otherwise referred to as the Cinderella Wolf

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Rose Creek Alpha Male

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New alpha male of Druid clan, was originally from the Rose Creek clan