Interactions in Ecosystems Review

Front

What are the nonliving aspects of an ecosystem?

Back

Abiotic factors

Front

What do you call an organism that actively hunts its food or prey?

Back

Predator

Front

What ecological relationship exists when two species compete for the same resources?

Back

Competition

Front

What is the ecological relationship in a termite colony with workers, soldiers, and kings and queens?

Back

Cooperation

Front

If the carrying capacity of a predator decreases, what happens to the carrying capacity of the prey?

Back

Will Increase

Front

What are living components of an ecosystem called?

Back

Biotic factors

Front

What is the term for a plant-eating organism?

Back

Herbivore

Front

What do you call an organism that eats both plants and animals?

Back

Omnivore

Front

What is the relationship called when one organism benefits at the expense of another?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

Back

Carrying capacity