Science Study Guide

When both animals benefit in the relationship?

• Predation
• Commensalism
• Mutualism
• Parasitism

What is an Ecologist?

• An ecologist is a scientist who studies ecosystems and the interactions between organisms and their environment.
• A geologist who examines rock formations and minerals.
• A biologist who studies animal behavior exclusively.
• A chemist who focuses on chemical reactions in laboratories.

The result of one cause leading to an effect that causes one or more other effects (domino effect).

• Ripple effect
• Causation loop
• Chain reaction
• Indirect effect

What is a Sample?

• A sample is a type of statistical error.
• A sample is a random guess.
• A sample is a small part of a whole

• A sample is the entire population.

What is it called when one animal benefits and the other is unaffected?

• Parasitism
• Mutualism
• Commensalism
• Predation

What is Energy?

• Energy is a form of light only.
• Energy is the absence of motion.
• Energy is the capacity to do work or produce change.
• Energy is a type of matter.

What is the term for a species that no longer exists?

• Vulnerable

• Endangered

• Extinct

• Threatened

What is the term for a relationship where one organism benefits at the expense of another?

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

• Mutualism

• Symbiosis

Which term describes a species at risk of becoming extinct?

• Endangered

• Vulnerable

• Threatened

• Extinct

What is the term for the study of interactions among organisms and their environment?

• Biology

• Ecology

• Zoology

• Geology