ECOLOGY SCAVENGER HUNT

BIOTIC VS ABIOTIC

REASONING

• The rock is the abiotic factor because it doesn't live
• The tree is obviously a living organism, so it is biotic
• They exist in the same ecosystem together

AUTOTROPH VS HETEROTROPH

AUTOTROPH VS HETEROTROPH

• This is an easy example of the two because of:
• The bush makes its own food, this being an autotroph
• While humans have to obtain food sine they can't produce it
• This makes them a heterotroph

PREDATOR VS PREY

REASONING

• This is a predator-prey relationship
• The Killer Whale hunts the fish and eats it
• The fish swims away and doesn't want to be eaten by him

MUTUALISM

REASONING

• This is Mutualism because of this reason:
• The bird eats the bugs out of the grass
• So the bird gets dinner and the grass doesn't get eaten

COMMENSALISM

REASONING

• The bird lives in the tree and gets free shelter
• While the tree gets nothing...

PARASITISM

REASONING

• This is a human example of parasitism
• The lunch is being stolen from the backpack
• The analogy here is the fact that the person is benefiting by getting a free lunch
• The person is negatively being affected by LOSING their lunch

FOOD CHAIN

REASONING

• The algae (producer) is eaten by the fish (primary consumer)
• Then the fish is eaten by the cat (secondary consumer) then
• Finally eaten by the dog AKA wolf (tertiary consumer)

CARBON CYCLE (HOW IT ENTERS)

REASONING

• Carbon can enter the atmosphere by:
• Car exhaust, burning wood, respiration, and decaying organisms

CARBON CYCLE (HOW IT LEAVES ATMOSPHERE)

REASONING

• The photo is showing the plants as a way
• The carbon leaves the atmosphere

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