3. 100 200 400 300 400 ECOSYSTEM RELATIONSHIPSADAPTATIONS BIOMES 300 200 400 200 100 500 100

4. Row 1, Col 1 ecosystem Includes all living and nonliving things in an environment

5. 1,2 Carrying capacity Greatest number of individuals within a population that an ecosystem can support

6. 1,3 adaptation Any characteristic that helps an organism survive in its environment

7. 1,4 taiga Cool forest, soil low in minerals

8. 2,1 producer ????

9. 2,2 Population will return to former level Because of an environment’s carrying capacity if the Jaguar population starts to rise, food becomes harder to find…what will happen

10. 2,3 Running fast, etc… An example of an adaptation that prey have to escape a predator

11. 2,4 tundra Large, no trees, very cold, polar bears, arctic foxes

12. 3,1 population Includes all members of a single species

13. 3,2 mutualism A symbiotic relationship that benefits both organisms

14. 3,3 camouflage Any coloring, shape, or pattern that allows an organism to blend in with its environment

15. 3,4 Tropical rain forest Hot, humid, lots of life

16. 4,1 Prey Organisms that are eaten by other animals

17. 4,2 parasitism Is a symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is harmed

18. 4,3 Its color How could you tell whether a rabbit comes from a Cold weather or a warm weather environment?

19. 4,4 Deciduous forest 4 seasons, soil is rich, lots of trees, chimpmunks

20. 5,1 predator Animal that hunts other animals for food.

21. 5,2 commensalism A symbiotic relationship that benefits one organism without harming the other

22. 5,3 mimicry An adaptation in which an animal is protected against Predators by its resemblance to an unpleasant animal

23. 5,4 grassland Cold winters, hot summers, bison, wheat, corn