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Flashcards by Ridwan Hamza, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Ridwan Hamza
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| Question | Answer |
| Define a habitat. | The place were an organism lives is called its habitat. |
| Define abiotic factors. | Non-living factors in the environment. |
| Define the meaning of adaptation. | Characteristics that help an organism to survive in its environment. |
| What does nocturnal mean? | An active or hunting organism that comes out at night. |
| Name 3 different types of interdependence. | 1. Commensalism 2. Mutualism 3. Parasitism |
| What is another name for interdependence? | Symbiosis is another name. |
| What is the meaning of biosphere? | The place were all life exists. |
| What is the meaning of interdependence? | Organisms that depend on each other to survive. |
| What is the meaning of the host. | An organism which a parasite lives either in or on its body. |
| What is the difference between abiotic factors and biotic factors? | Biotic factors are living factors inside the environment were as abiotic factors are non-living factors in the environment. |
| Name 3 adaptation that help animals survive. | 1. Sharp teeth. 2. Muscular body. 3. Webbed feet. |
| What is the meaning of parasitism. | An interaction where types of organisms live in or on another organism, called the host. The host is usually harmed or even killed. |
| What is the meaning of biotic factors? | Living factors in the environment. |
| What is the meaning of an organism? | A living animal or plant. |
| What are 6 things that habitat must have for organisms to survive? | 1. Food 2. Water 3. Shelter 4. The right temperature 5. Mating partners for reproduction 6. Oxygen |
| Define an ecologist. | It's a scientist who studies the interactions between organisms and their environment. |
| What is the meaning of mutualism? | An interaction between organisms were both organisms benefit from the relationship and neither are harmed or injured. |
| What is the meaning of commensalism? | An interaction between two organisms were one of them benefits but the other one is not affected. |
| Define the environment. | All the conditions that affect a plant or animal in it's habitat. |
| What is the meaning of ecosystem? | A balanced system formed by organisms with each other and their non-living surroundings. |
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