Biology Chapter 6 Lesson 1 Questions

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What happens to the predator population when the prey population reaches its peak?

Back

The predator population increases.

Front

What factors determine and describe habitats and niches?

Back

Climate, food availability, predation, competition, water, and sunlight.

Front

What are the three primary ways organisms depend on each other?

Back

Mutualism, parasitism, and commensalism.

Front

What is the type of symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

Back

Commensalism.

Front

Which of the following is NOT an effect of herbivory on plants?

Back

Color.

Front

Define mutualism in ecological terms.

Back

A symbiotic relationship where both organisms benefit.

Front

Define parasitism in ecological terms.

Back

A symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of the other.

Front

What is competition in an ecological context?

Back

The struggle between organisms for the same resources in an ecosystem.

Front

What is the role of herbivores in an ecosystem?

Back

Herbivores consume plants, influencing plant population and health.

Front

Explain the concept of a niche in ecology.

Back

A niche is the role or function of an organism or species within an ecosystem.