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Warm Up 8-26-13 • The characteristics of a praying mantis allow it to be camouflaged by the green stems of plants. While camouflaged, a praying mantis can feed on other insects that inhabit or feed on a plant. If a praying mantis feeds on natural predators of a plant, what type of relationship is occurring between the praying mantis and the plant? • A. camouflage • B. competition • C. mutualism • D. parasitism
Answer • The characteristics of a praying mantis allow it to be camouflaged by the green stems of plants. While camouflaged, a praying mantis can feed on other insects that inhabit or feed on a plant. If a praying mantis feeds on natural predators of a plant, what type of relationship is occurring between the praying mantis and the plant? • A. camouflage • B. competition • C. mutualism • D. parasitism
Warm Up 8-27-13 • Which organism would best fit in the empty spot in the food web shown above? • A. a prairie dog • B. a turkey vulture • C. a fox • D. a blue jay
Answer • Which organism would best fit in the empty spot in the food web shown above? • A. a prairie dog • B. a turkey vulture • C. a fox • D. a blue jay
Warm Up 8-28-13 • Which of the following answer choices correctly arranges the levels of environmental organization in order of smallest to largest? • A. organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere • B. organism, population, community, biosphere, ecosystem • C. organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere • D. biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
Answer • Which of the following answer choices correctly arranges the levels of environmental organization in order of smallest to largest? • A. organism, population, community, ecosystem, biosphere • B. organism, population, community, biosphere, ecosystem • C. organism, community, population, ecosystem, biosphere • D. biosphere, ecosystem, community, population, organism
Warm Up 8-29-13 • What is the primary source of the energy that flows through food webs on land? • A. producers • B. sunlight • C. oxygen • D. photosynthesis
Answer • What is the primary source of the energy that flows through food webs on land? • A. producers • B. sunlight • C. oxygen • D. photosynthesis
Warm Up 8-30-13 How is life connected?