1. Environment The ____________
______________of an organism, including all the ______________ and ______________that affect its development.

2. Interaction
a __________________ between parts of the environment.

3. Biotic Factors
the parts of the environment that are _________or were _____________Examples- _______________________________________

4. Abiotic Factors the parts of the environment that are ____________
Examples:____________________________________

5. Niche The _______an organism plays in its environment.
How an organism gets _________
by, and ________
others in its environment.

6.                                                                                                                                                                    
Habitat
___________________________________

7. Ecosystem __________________________________________________
5 examples are:
__________
Ecosystem

8. Freshwater Ecosystem
List ALL of the ABIOTIC factors (seen and unseen) in this ecosystem: ______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________

9. Symbiosis
_______________________________________________________________

10. Commensalism
a ____________ ______________ between two organisms in which ________ ______________and the other _________________________________________.

11. Mutualism
a _______________ _________________ between two organisms in which _________________.
Mutualism between ants, a caterpillar, and a flower in the American southwest. The caterpillar has a nectar organ which the ants drink from, the flower survives from the feeding caterpillar, and the ants provide protection for both the plant and the caterpillar.

12. Parasitism a symbiotic relationship in which ________________
(the ____________)
and
LIVES IN or ON another
and takes nutrients from
the _________,
(which is the biotic factor being ______________).

13. Symbiosis
Commensalism = Mutualism = Parasitism =

14. Photosynthesis Green plants do this!
The ____________ of using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide ___________________
(glucose, a type of _____________).
Green plants do this!
Products

15. Producers (Most Plants!)
Organisms that ____________________________________and others
through
___________

16. Consumers
Organisms that _____________________ __________________________________.

17. Have dull teeth and often become prey
Diet:
Berries Vegetables
Nuts Fruits
Grains Leaves
Flowers Twigs
Have dull teeth and often become prey
Herbivores
Consumers of _______________________.

18. Have sharp teeth to tear into meat of prey!
Carnivores
Consumers of ______________________.

19. Omnivores
Consumers that ________________________________________.

20. Predator
A consumer that ____________________________________ (________) for food.
Kill
For
Food!

21. Prey an organism that is ___________
_________________________ and __________________________.

22. Scavenger
A consumer of ________ _________________________________________.

23. Decomposer Bacteria and fungi that ___________________________
_______________________________________________.

24. Population ___________________________________
____________________________________.

25. Community
_________ ___________________________________________________________.

26. Food chain
A ________________ showing how certain living things depend on one another for ____________.
The flower gives energy to the caterpillar, who gives energy to the frog, who gives energy to the snake, who gives energy to the owl!

27. These ARE food chains: Grass  Cow  Human Acorn  Squirrel  Bacteria Plant plankton  Whale Dead leaves  Worm  Robin  Hawk Tree buds  Deer  Cougar  Bacteria

28. These are NOT food chains:
Sun  Daisy  Butterfly  Frog
Water  Algae  Fish  Turtle
Plankton  DDT  Fish  Eagle
Algae  Minnow  Bass  Plastic fishing lure
Corn  Mouse  Snake  Water

29. Food Chain Rule #1 Food chains only contain ____________________.

30. These ARE food chains: Grass  Cow  Human Acorn  Squirrel  Bacteria Plant plankton  Whale Dead leaves  Worm  Robin  Hawk Tree buds  Deer  Cougar  Bacteria

31. These are NOT food chains:
Cow  Grass  Human
Squirrel Acorn
Whale  Plant plankton
Worm  Dead leaves  Robin  Hawk
Deer  Tree buds  Cougar

32. Food Chain Rule #2 Food chains _______________ with a ________________.

33. These ARE food chains: Grass  Cow  Human Acorn  Squirrel  Bacteria Plant plankton  Whale Dead leaves  Worm  Robin  Hawk Tree buds  Deer  Cougar  Bacteria

34. These are NOT food chains:
Grass  Cow  Human
Acorn  Squirrel
Plant plankton  Whale
Dead leaves  Worm Robin  Hawk
Tree buds  Deer  Cougar

35. Food Chain Rule #3 Food chains have arrows that go from _____________________. It shows the food “jumping” into the other organism’s mouth. Remember that the arrow means “_________ __________ _____”

36. Given this title because it is the player that is “_________” to eat
Primary Consumer:
most often an
____________
May be an
May be a
Given this title because it is the player that is “_________” to eat
These ARE food chains:
Grass  Cow  Human
Acorn  Squirrel
Plant plankton  Whale
Dead leaves  Worm  Robin  Hawk
Tree buds  Deer  Cougar !
Secondary Consumer: 2nd player to eat, cannot be an herbivore! Could be ________________. Most likely is a ____________________.

37. Food web
A ____________ showing _____ ________________________________________________ between living things in an area.

38. Succession
All rebuilt = climax community
_________ in an area that cause one group of organisms to be replaced by another. All rebuilt = _____________
_____________

39. Acid Rain
_____________formed when _____________ from burning gas, oil, or coal mix with water vapor in the air to form an acid.

40. Ph scale
A rating scale used to measure the acid or alkaline (base) content of a substance. It ranges from 0-14.
Below 7= ________
0,1,2,3- ________________
Above 7= ________
11,12,13,14- ________________
Exactly 7= _______________