Introduction to Biology Vocabulary

What is a close, long-term association between two or more species?

• Symbiosis

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

What is a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit?

• Symbiosis

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

What is a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?

• Symbiosis

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

What is the number and variety of organisms in a given area during a specific period of time?

• Population

• Overpopulation

• Carrying Capacity

• Biodiversity

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What is a species that is non-native to the ecosystem and whose introduction causes harm to organisms or to the ecosystem

• Threatened Species

• Endangered Species

• Invasive Species

• Keystone Species

What organisms that make their own food by converting the sun’s heat energy into chemical energy (glucose)?

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is an organism that feeds upon producers. (ex grasshopper, cow)?

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is an organism that eats primary consumers. (A carnivore eating a herbivore, ex snake, fox, humans)?

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

• Decomposer

What is an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients?

• Producer

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Tertiary Consumer

• Decomposer

What is a species whose presence and role within an ecosystem has a disproportionate effect on other organisms within the system?

• Threatened Species

• Endangered Species

• Invasive Species

• Keystone Species