MUTUALISM

A symbiotic relationship in which organisms help each other.

PRODUCER

Living things that make food from sunlight.

What is an example of a PRODUCER?

Grass that gains energy from the sun is an example of a producer.

A diagram with arrows that show energy flow from grass, to a rabbit, to a fox is an example of what?

This is an example of a food chain.

If a food web shows an arrow going from a prairie dog to a coyote, what does that show?

It shows that the coyote eats the prairie dog.

PREDATOR

A PREDATOR is an animal that catches and eats other animals.

POPULATION

Two of more individuals of the same kind living together is a population.

BIOTIC FACTORS

Plants, animals and all living things are biotic factors.

COMMUNITY

All the populations of living things that live and interact in the same place are a community.

ECOLOGY

The study of interactions between living things and their environment is call Ecology.

BIOSPHERE

The part of Earth where life exists is the biosphere.

CO-EVOLUTION

When the close interaction between 2 organisms results in long-term changes in both organisms, co-evolution has taken place.

What shows energy connections better - a food chain or a food web?

A FOOD WEB shows energy connections better than a food chain.

OMNIVORES

Animals that eat plants or animals are omnivores.

How does energy in a fish get into the fish?

The fish gets its energy from the food it eats.  It uses some of it and stores the rest of it.

How does the energy stored in the fish get released from the fish?

When the fish gets eaten by something the energy store in the fish is released.