Ecology Scavenger Hunt
Akiko Kuno, Rishika Vaidya 7th Period
Predator and prey relationship
The bear is the preditor and the bunny is the prey
Mutualism
Both organisms are happy and benefiting
Commensalism
One organism is happy and one is like meh
Parasitism
One organism is happy and one is sad
Food chain
The sun gives energy to the producer and the primary consumer eats the producer and the secondary consumer eats the primary consumer and the tertiary consumer eats the secondary consumer
Carbon cycle
Heterotrophs breathe out the CO2, the fire burns up and creates CO2, driving the cars burn up more fossil fuels and create more CO2, and the fireplace creates CO2 and go through the chimney into atmosphere. Autotrophs get out the CO2 from atmosphere for photosynthesis.
Nitrogen cycle
Dead cockroach and dog's waste get back the nitrogen into the soil, and the tree and fungi make the nitrogen usable.
Water cycle
Transpiration is the direction of the water from the plants to the sky. Evaporation is the direction of the water going from ground or ocean. Condensation is the direction of the water from the clouds to clouds. Precipitation is the direction of the rain or snow come from the clouds to the ground.