Ecology Unit Review Guide

Name a symbiotic relationship

• Mutualism

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• All of the above

Description of mutualism

• Both organisms benefit

• One organism benefits, the other is unaffected

• One organism benefits, one organism is harmed

Example of mutualism

• Bee and Flower

• Shark and Remora

• Tick and Human

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What does 'biotic' mean?

• Living or once living components of an ecosystem

• Sunlight, Water, Soil

• Temperature, Wind, Rainfall

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Give 3 examples of biotic factors.

• Living or once living components of an ecosystem

• Lions, tigers, bears

• Temperature, Wind, Rainfall

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What does 'abiotic' mean?

• Non-living components of an ecosystem

• Plants, Animals, Fungi

• Air, Water, Rocks

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Give 3 examples of abiotic factors.

• Non-living components of an ecosystem

• Plants, Animals, Fungi

• Air, Water, Rocks

What is a predator/prey relationship?

• Predator hunts, kills, and eats prey

• Lion and Zebra

• Shark and Fish

Give an example of one a predator/prey relationship

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Give an example of a population in our Arizona desert.

• Cactus Wren

• Gila Monster

• Saguaro Cactus