Chapter 3 Ecosystems

Question 1

ECOSYSTEMS

Answer 1

all the living and nonliving things in an environment and the many ways they interact

Question 2

POPULATION

Answer 2

all the members of ONE species that live within an area of an ecosystem

Question 3

COMMUNITY

Answer 3

the different populations that interact with each other in an ecosystem

Question 4

NICHE

Answer 4

the role an animal plays in an ecosystem (what it eats, how it gets its food, what it is eaten by)

Question 5

HERBIVORE

Answer 5

consumers that get energy by eating only plants

Question 6

CARNIVORES

Answer 6

consumers that eat animals

Question 7

OMNIVORES

Answer 7

consumers that eat both plants and animals

Question 8

DECOMPOSERS

Answer 8

living things that digest the waste and remains of dead plants and animals

Question 9

Ecosystems are made of what?

Answer 9

Ecosystems are made of living and nonliving things working together.

Question 10

Name five examples of ecosystems

Answer 10

1) Deserts
2) Grasslands
3) Tundra (cold, dry, frozen places)
4) Forest
5) Rainforests