Ecosystems Topic 1-3 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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oxpeckers eating ticks off of a zebra is an example of which symbiotic relationship?

mutualism

a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

parasitism

the 4 basic needs of all living things

food, water, suitable habitat, air

a symbiotic relationship in which one partner benefits and the other neither gains nor loses

commensalism

What is an adaptation?

an *inherited* characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment

What is the difference between a need and a want?

Need: can't live without. Want: make life more enjoyable but we could live without it.

the study of the relationship between living organisms and their environment is called _____

ecology

Give an example of a way humans have attempted to control the environment, AND the unintended effect

Fires/DDT/Predators/etc.

a symbiotic relationship in which each organism benefits

mutualism

Give an example of how humans can harm and help organisms around us

(answers will vary)

Frogs using plants as protection is an example of which symbiotic relationship?

commensalism

The total area of land and water needed to supply all the materials and energy you use and absorb all the waste you produce is called your _______

ecological footprint

What is symbiosis?

a relationship between *two species* living closely together that *lasts over time*

Some plants have no leaves or chlorophyll of their own but steal nutrients from the plants they live on. This is an example of...

parasitism

Name AND define the "Three R's"

Reduce, reuse, recycle

A(n) _______ is the interactions between living and non-living things in a particular environment

ecosystem

Define sustainability

when resources are renewed at least as quickly as they're absorbed, and all wastes are absorbed