What is mutualism?
A symbiotic relationship that hurts one organism but helps another
A symbiotic relationship that helps both organisms
A symbiotic relationship that helps one organism but is neutral to the other
What is parasitism?
Which of these uses the least of the earth's resources?
Herbivores
Carnivores
What is carrying capacity?
Something that keeps an animal from being successful
The maximum amount of life an area of land can support
What is limiting factor?
What is the difference between parasitism and a predator prey relationship?
Parasitism = hurts but not kills and is not benefited Predator-prey = kills and is not benefited
Parasitism = hurts but not kill and is not benefited Predator-prey = kills and is benefited
NO DIFFERENCE
Parasitism = kills and is benefited Predator-prey = hurts but not kills and is benefited
As you go up the food chain through each level, what happens to most of the energy that was available at the bottom of the food chain?
Increases because of heat ( goes up because of heat )
Decreases because of heat ( lost as heat )
Stays the same throughout
Always changes
Which of the following is true about a niche and a habitat?
The habitat is the "address" while the niche is a "job"
They are both used to describe an organism
They both mean the same thing ( synonyms ).
None of these
Which of the following would happen (in order) if the population is equal to the carrying capacity?
increased competition → decreased population → famine
famine → increased competition → decreased population
decreased population → increased competition → famine
increased competition → famine → decreased population
Which of these are true about the 2 types of ecological succession?
Both have no soil
Primary = has soil Secondary = no soil, only rocks
Primary = no soil, only rocks Secondary = has soil
Both have soil
What biome(s) do you pass through if you travel east from Los Angeles to Washington D.C.?
Temperate Deciduous Forest, Desert, Coniferous Forest
Temperate Deciduous Forest, Desert, Grassland
Temperate Deciduous Forest
Temperate Deciduous Forest, Grassland
What is the relationship between birth and death rate if a population is increasing?
Birth rate is greater than death rate
Birth rate is lesser than death rate
What is the relationship between birth and death rate if a population is decreasing?
