1. 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 400 500 100 Symbiosis Photosynthesis Eco-Friendly Transfer of Energy Predator/ Prey 300

2. Question Column 1-100 Match Column A with the descriptions in Column B. Column A Column B 1. Parasitism A. A relationship in which both organisms benefit. 2. Mutualism B. A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected. 3. Commensalism C. A relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

3. Answer Column 1-100 1 --- C 2 --- A 3 --- B

4. Question Column 1-200 Goby species live among the spines of toxic sea-urchins Goby gain protection from the sea urchin. The sea urchin is neither advantaged nor disadvantaged by the relationship. Identify the type of symbiosis.

5. Answer Column 1-200 Commensalism

6. Question Column 1-300 What is a mite and what does it do? What type of symbiosis is shown?

7. Answer Column 1-300 A mite sucks the blood of its host Parasitism

8. Question Column 1-400 The Boxer crab carries a pair of small anemones in its claws. When approached by a predator it waves these around presenting the stinging tentacles so as to deter the marauder. The anemones benefit from the small particles of food dropped by the crab during feeding. This is an example of mutualism. How does the crab benefit? How does the sea anemone benefit?

9. Answer Column 1-400 Crab – benefits be scaring away predators Sea Anemone – benefits by gaining food dropped by the crab It’s a WIN-WIN!

10. Question Column 1-500 Egrets hang out with large animals, such as hippos and rhinos. When those big beasts walk, their feet stir up insects and other small animals on the ground. That means the egret doesn't have to look far for a meal. This type of symbiosis is commensalism. Therefore, what can you infer about the hippos or rhinos role in the relationship?

11. Answer Column 1-500 The hippo or rhino would be unaffected!

12. Question Column 2-100 Plants are classified as… a.Consumers b.Producers c.Decomposers d.Scavengers

13. Answer Column 2-100 a.Producers

14. Question Column 2-200 During photosynthesis, plants make what?

15. Answer Column 2-200 Food

16. Question Column 2-300 The products of photosynthesis are… a.Carbon dioxide and oxygen b.Oxygen and sugar c.Sunlight and carbon dioxide d.Water and chlorophyll

17. Answer Column 2-300 b. oxygen and sugar

18. Question Column 2-400 Which shows how energy is transformed during the process of photosynthesis? a.oxygen energy thermal energy b.chemical energy food energy c.thermal energy light energy d.light energy chemical energy

19. Answer Column 2-400 d. light energy chemical energy CHEMICAL ENERGY LIGHT ENERGY

20. Question Column 2-500 How do carnivores get their energy from plants?

21. Answer Column 2-500 When herbivores eat plants, they receive some of the energy that plants make. Then, carnivores receive some energy from herbivores when the carnivores eat the herbivores.

22. Question Column 3-100 What group of organisms aid in the process of composting?

23. Answer Column 3-100 Decomposers!

24. Question Column 3-200 What types of things are compostable? A.metal B.plastic C.animal waste D.vegetable scraps

25. Answer Column 3-200 D. vegetable scraps

26. Question Column 3-300 What does composting put back in the soil?

27. Answer Column 3-300 nutrients

28. Question Column 3-400 Which item is recyclable?

29. Answer Column 3-400

30. Question Column 3-500 Which items are compostable?

31. Answer Column 3-500

32. Question Column 4-100 What do arrows represent in a food chain or a food web?

33. Answer Column 4-100 The flow or the transfer of energy

34. Question Column 4-200 Which food chain is correct? A B C

35. Answer Column 4-200 B

36. Question Column 4-300 Make a food web on the board with these organisms and 4 others a. eagle b. snake c. mice d. grass

37. Answer Column 4-300 Answers will vary

38. Question Column 4-400 Where on a food web is the most energy located?

39. Answer Column 4-400 Producers

40. Question Column 4-500 Draw a food web using the organisms listed in the table below.. OrganismsWhat it eats… Foxrabbits, mice, prairie dog Prairie doggrass, flowers Rabbitgrass, flowers Wolfrabbits, mice, prairie dog Hawkrabbits, mice, prairie dog Micegrass, flowers coyoterabbits, mice, prairie dog

41. Answer Column 4-500 Your food web must include at least one producer, arrows that are facing towards the eater and are overlapping somewhere. See example below.

42. Question Column 5-100 Identify one synonym for the word beneficial. Identify one synonym for the word detrimental.

43. Answer Column 5-100 BeneficialDetrimental goodbad positivenegative helpfulharmful favorableinjurious

44. Question Column 5-200 A nearby marsh is home to many species of birds, turtles, frogs and algae. A group of kids decide that it would be fun to introduce a new species of frog to the marsh. Identify a detrimental effect of the kids’ actions.

45. Answer Column 5-200 Detrimental Effects: predators of frogs may increase due to lack of food frogs’ food source (prey) will decrease

46. Question Column 5-300 Identify which organism is the predator and which is the prey. LYNX SNOWSHOE HARE

47. Answer Column 5-300 Predator = LYNX Prey = SNOWSHOE HARE

48. Question Column 5-400 Which population, predator or prey, needs to be larger?

49. Answer Column 5-400 PREY

50. Question Column 5-500 What happens to the fox population when the rabbit population increases?

51. Answer Column 5-500 The fox population also increases!