{2.01} Biological Interactions
Symbiotic Relationships - interactions between ______ organisms where one or both
organisms are ______________ or _______________.


Definition
Example
Harmful or Helpful?
Mutualism








Commensalism








Parasitism








Competition








Predation









Using the examples in the lesson, label each interaction as mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, competition, or predation.
Trees in a forest


Cheetah and gazelle


Cattle egret and grazing cattle


Butterfly on a flower


Bees pollinate flowers


Oxpecker and buffalo


Owl hunting mice


Bucks fighting for territory


Mushrooms on a tree trunk


Spider in a web


Bird feeders in a backyard


Mosquito sucking blood



{2.02} Limiting Factors
Limiting Factors are the _____________ and nonliving things in an ecosystem that ______________ a population from __________________ beyond a size.


Definition
Examples
Biotic





Abiotic







Using the examples in the lesson, list the limiting factor(s) for each location:
Caribbean Sea


Patagonia Region


Peru Cloud Forests








Atacama Desert


Pacific Coast







Infectious Agents are things that gain access to a _____________ __________________,
causing ___________ and __________________.
Bacteria
Definition:

Example:
Living or non living?
Viruses
Definition:

Example:
Living or non living?
Fungi
Definition:

Example:
Living or non living?
Parasites
Definition:

Example:
Living or non living?
{2.03} Evidence of Change
Geological Time uses the _______________ of the rocks to describe the relationship of events and their ______________ in chronological order over the _________________ of the Earth.
Use the diagram to write the correct responses in the column to the right of the image.
Write “A” next to the youngest layer.

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Write “B” next to the oldest layer.
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Write “same “ next to the layers that have the same fossils in them
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Write “top” next to the youngest fossil.
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Define the following processes:
Weathering


Erosion


Deposition






For each example below (from the lesson), write whether it is an example of chemical weathering, physical weathering, erosion, or deposition:
Wave Rock, Australia


The Great Blue Hole, Belize






Thor’s Hammer, Utah






Volcano National Park


{2.04} Evolution and Natural Selection
Differentiate Scientific Theories and Scientific Laws using information from the lesson:
Scientific Theories
Scientific Laws







Answer the following questions on the Theory of Evolution using information from the lesson:
Who is the scientist who developed the theory?


What were the three large, flightless birds with similar features found on different continents, Australia, Africa, and South America?


What was the name of the ancient species that was found to have similar features to an armadillo?



Describe the three steps to Natural Selection.
Step 1


Step 2


Step 3



Define the following adaptations and provide at least one example:


Definition
Example
Camouflage





Mimicry





Warning Coloration







Variables & Constants



Definition
Also called..
Independent Variable




Dependent Variable




Constant




Control Group