Warm Ups 9.19.11
9.19.11
An ecosystem is different species of animals and plants coexisting in life. Living and non-living things in an environment. Example: forests, ocean, desert, savanah, pond, tundra.
9.20.11
If just one organism is removed from a food web, then the whole ecosystem will be disrupted. If all the plants were removed, then the primary consumer would have nothing to eat. Then everything would die off.
9.21.11
The grasshopper eats the plant which is eaten by a bird.
9.22.11
The mosquito drinks the mouse's blood, so he is a parasite.
9.23.11
Commensalistic relationship- owl living in a tree.
9.26.11
Commensalism-one organism benefits while the other is NOT harmed
Mutualism- both organisms benefit
Parasitism-one organism benefits while the other IS harmed
9.27.11
Intraspecific Competition- members of the SAME species fighting for the same resources. Example: two trees growing close together will compete for light, water, and and nutrients in the soil.
Interspecific Competition- members of DIFFERENT species fighting for the same resource.
An ecosystem is different species of animals and plants coexisting in life. Living and non-living things in an environment. Example: forests, ocean, desert, savanah, pond, tundra.
9.20.11
If just one organism is removed from a food web, then the whole ecosystem will be disrupted. If all the plants were removed, then the primary consumer would have nothing to eat. Then everything would die off.
9.21.11
The grasshopper eats the plant which is eaten by a bird.
9.22.11
The mosquito drinks the mouse's blood, so he is a parasite.
9.23.11
Commensalistic relationship- owl living in a tree.
9.26.11
Commensalism-one organism benefits while the other is NOT harmed
Mutualism- both organisms benefit
Parasitism-one organism benefits while the other IS harmed
9.27.11
Intraspecific Competition- members of the SAME species fighting for the same resources. Example: two trees growing close together will compete for light, water, and and nutrients in the soil.
Interspecific Competition- members of DIFFERENT species fighting for the same resource.