Sci 7 – Ecosystems 1.6
The Interactions of Living Things in Ecosystems
The Interactions of Living Things in Ecosystems
Directions: READ pages 22-25 in your text book BC Science Probe 7 and answer the
following questions;
1.
Use your textbook, the internet or a dictionary to provide definitions for the
following terms; (1 mk each)
Competition
Predator
Prey
Population
2. On a separate piece of paper, answer the following questions using COMPLETE
SENTENCES;
a.
In your own words, describe what can happen to organisms when they compete
for the same resources in an ecosystem. Provide a specific example to support
your answer. (2 mks for the quality of your response and inclusion of an
example)
b. In your own words, describe the relationship between predators and prey within
an ecosystem. How do they affect the size of each other’s population? (2 mks
for quality of response and inclusion of details)
3. Use the internet to find 10 images of predator and prey organisms (5
each) found in your biome. Copy and insert those images into a table in a
word document.
You will be given 5 marks for your ability to find 10 predator/prey images
on the internet and insert those images into a word document to print
out.
Total: ____ / 13