Ecology

Front

What happens to the grass population if the rabbit population is removed from the food chain?

Back

The grass population would likely increase because there would be fewer rabbits to eat the grass.

Front

What term describes an area where an organism lives?

Back

Habitat

Front

What type of relationship exists when both species benefit?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What type of relationship is exemplified by barnacles growing on whales, where barnacles benefit but whales are neither helped nor harmed?

Back

Commensalism

Front

What do you call an organism that eats only meat?

Back

Carnivore

Front

What is the term for organisms that eat only plants?

Back

Herbivore

Front

What is the term for organisms that eat both plants and animals?

Back

Omnivore

Front

What is the relationship called where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What is an ecosystem?

Back

A community of living organisms interacting with their environment.

Front

What is biodiversity?

Back

The variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem.