1. Ecosystems

Question 1

Habitat

Answer 1

The place where an organism lives

Question 2

Biodiversity

Answer 2

The variety of species in an ecosystem

Question 3

Population

Answer 3

All the organisms of one species in a habitat

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

All the living organisms in a habitat

Question 5

Ecosystem

Answer 5

All living organisms in a habitat and the non-living components with which the organisms interact

Question 6

Consumer

Answer 6

An organism which eats other organisms

Question 7

Carnivore

Answer 7

Eat only animal material

Question 8

Herbivore

Answer 8

Eat only plant material

Question 9

Omnivore

Answer 9

Eat both plant and animal material

Question 10

Producer

Answer 10

Organisms which make their own food through photosynthesis (plants)

Question 11

Species

Answer 11

A group of interbreeding organisms whose offspring are fertile

Question 12

Food chains and Food webs

Answer 12

Show the transfer of energy between organisms

Question 13

Arrows in a food chain or food web

Answer 13

Show the direction of energy flow

Question 14

Niche

Answer 14

The role an organism plays in its ecosystem

Question 15

Competition

Answer 15

Occurs when resources are in short supply

Question 16

Interspecific competition

Answer 16

Competition between members of different species competing for one or a few similar resources they require

Question 17

Intraspecific competition

Answer 17

Competition between members of the same species competing for all of the same resources they require and is therefore much more intense than interspecific competition

Question 18

Plants compete for

Answer 18

Light, nutrients and space

Question 19

Animals compete for

Answer 19

Food, habitat and mates

Question 20

Predator

Answer 20

An animal which hunts other animals

Question 21

Prey

Answer 21

An animal which is hunted by other animals