Warm Ups
Warm Up 1- Symbiosis
Mutualism in the Rainforest: Capuchin monkeys feed on the nectar of flowering trees. The monkey gets a face full of pollen and when he moves on to other plants, he pollinates them with the pollen on his face. So the monkey gets a meal and the plants get pollinated.
Commensalism in the Rainforest: Frogs get water and shelter from the bromelaid plant and the plant is unaffected.
Parasitism in the Rainforest: The parasitic fly attacks the leaf cutter ant and lays it's egg in the crevices on the ants head. When the eggs hatch the babies feed off the ant.
Mutualism in the Rainforest: Capuchin monkeys feed on the nectar of flowering trees. The monkey gets a face full of pollen and when he moves on to other plants, he pollinates them with the pollen on his face. So the monkey gets a meal and the plants get pollinated.
Commensalism in the Rainforest: Frogs get water and shelter from the bromelaid plant and the plant is unaffected.
Parasitism in the Rainforest: The parasitic fly attacks the leaf cutter ant and lays it's egg in the crevices on the ants head. When the eggs hatch the babies feed off the ant.
Warm Up 2- Energy Pyramid
1. The seal receives 1% of energy and the shark receives .1% of energy this is because the animal who is next on the pyramid only receives 10% of the energy from the animal before.
2. A producer and consumer interaction would be seaweed getting eaten by a sea turtle. A predator and pray interaction would be a seal getting eaten by a shark.
3. The clam is the primary consumer because it is the first to eat the plankton.
Warm Up 3- Niche
1. A squirrel is a primary consumer and they eat nuts and spread the seeds by burying the seeds. They also provide energy to the secondary consumers.
2. If two organisms have the same niche there would be competition. The one who is better adapted to the ecosystem will survive.
1. A squirrel is a primary consumer and they eat nuts and spread the seeds by burying the seeds. They also provide energy to the secondary consumers.
2. If two organisms have the same niche there would be competition. The one who is better adapted to the ecosystem will survive.
Warm Up 4- Food Web
1. The deer, the rabbit, and the grasshopper would compete for food because they are all secondary consumers and they eat the same things.
1. The deer, the rabbit, and the grasshopper would compete for food because they are all secondary consumers and they eat the same things.
Warm Up 5- Competition of Plants
1. Plant's compete for resources such as sunlight and water in the soil.
2. Plants would compete when resources are limited such as dry soil with little rain or growing towards the sunlight.
1. Plant's compete for resources such as sunlight and water in the soil.
2. Plants would compete when resources are limited such as dry soil with little rain or growing towards the sunlight.
Warm Up 6- Tundra
1. If the ice melts, then the polar bears will not be able to fish easily because their prey can just dissapear into the water and fish can swim faster than polar bears. The bears can't swim forever and they need ice to rest on. Without the ice, gaining nutrients will become a lot more difficult for them. They would either die out or migrate.
1. If the ice melts, then the polar bears will not be able to fish easily because their prey can just dissapear into the water and fish can swim faster than polar bears. The bears can't swim forever and they need ice to rest on. Without the ice, gaining nutrients will become a lot more difficult for them. They would either die out or migrate.
Warm Up 7- Change in the Environment (Rabbit)
1. The environment changed because it was once very cold. You can tell because most of the rabbits have long fur to keep warm in cold weather.
2. This is a long term change because it happened over a long period of time and the rabbits had time to adapt.
3. Over time the long haired rabbit population will decrease due to the heat and the short haired rabbits will increase.
1. The environment changed because it was once very cold. You can tell because most of the rabbits have long fur to keep warm in cold weather.
2. This is a long term change because it happened over a long period of time and the rabbits had time to adapt.
3. Over time the long haired rabbit population will decrease due to the heat and the short haired rabbits will increase.
Warm Up 8- Change in the Environment (Volcano)
1. This is a short term change because it happened so suddenly.
2. An organism can survive by migrating away from the volcano and returning later if necessary.
1. This is a short term change because it happened so suddenly.
2. An organism can survive by migrating away from the volcano and returning later if necessary.
Warm Up 9- Inter and Intraspecific Competition
Interspecific: When two different species in an ecosystem compete for resources. Ex. Lion and cheetah competing for zebras.
Intraspecific: When two organisms of the same species compete for resources. Ex. Squirrels competing for nuts.
Both would occur because of limited resources.
Interspecific: When two different species in an ecosystem compete for resources. Ex. Lion and cheetah competing for zebras.
Intraspecific: When two organisms of the same species compete for resources. Ex. Squirrels competing for nuts.
Both would occur because of limited resources.
Warm Up 10- Population and Change
1.If a population of organisms increases above an ecosystem's carrying capacity then they will start to use up resources and eventually the population will decrease because of the lack.
2. Darwin's Finches were a species of finches that lived on the Galapagos islands. On each different island, the birds had a different food source and they had different shaped beaks to eat the food that they needed.
1.If a population of organisms increases above an ecosystem's carrying capacity then they will start to use up resources and eventually the population will decrease because of the lack.
2. Darwin's Finches were a species of finches that lived on the Galapagos islands. On each different island, the birds had a different food source and they had different shaped beaks to eat the food that they needed.