Week 5 9.25 Vocab Quiz

What is the definition of an Invasive Species?

• A relation between two kinds of plants or animals in which one obtains a benefit (as food) from the other without damaging or benefiting it.

• An animal or a plant that provides food for a parasite.

• An individual living thing that carries on the activities of life by means of organs which have separate functions but are dependent on each other.

• An organism that causes ecological or economic harm in a new environment where it is not native.

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What is the definition of Symbiosis?

• A long association or living together of two organisms of different species.

• An animal that lives by killing and eating other animals.

• An individual living thing that carries on the activities of life by means of organs which have separate functions but are dependent on each other.

• A specific characteristic biological system in a location or area with a unique mix of living organisms and physical consistency such as minerals, soil and air.

What is the definition of an Ecosystem?

• A bunch of animals living together.

• A well maintained outdoor space.

• All the living parts of an area.

• All of the living and nonliving parts of an area interacting with one another.

What is a Scientific Theory?

• An explanation for a scientific law.

• Something that could be true or could be wrong.

• Just a theory.

• Bad science.

What is an Abiotic Factor?

• An animal

• A part of an ecosystem that is nonliving

• A part of an ecosystem that is living

• A part of an ecosystem that competes for resources

What is a Biotic Factor?

• A rock

• Sunlight

• A part of an ecosystem that is nonliving

• A part of an ecosystem this is living

What is the definition of Competition?

• When a predator hunts and kills a prey for food.

• When two different organisms require the same limited resource.

• When two organisms live in harmony and benefit each other.

• When two organisms live close to each other but one depends on the other for survival.

What is the definition of Predation?

• When a predator hunts and kills a prey for food.

• When two different organisms require the same limited resource.

• When two organisms live in harmony and benefit each other.

• When two organisms live close to each other but one depends on the other for survival.

What is the definition of a Mutually Beneficial Interaction?

• When a predator hunts and kills a prey for food.

• When two different organisms require the same limited resource.

• When two organisms live in harmony and benefit each other.

• When two organisms live close to each other but one depends on the other for survival.

What is the definition of Prey?

• An organism that lives on and feeds off of another organism, harming it.

• An animal that hunts, kills, and eats another animal.

• An animal that is hunted, killed, and eaten by another animal.

• An animal that is always an herbivore.