Ecology

Question 1

Ecology

Answer 1

Is the study of plants, animals and their enviroment, and the relationship between them.

Question 2

Enviroment

Answer 2

The enviroment is everything that surrounds an animal or plant ( for example air, water, rocks and soil )

Question 3

Habitat

Answer 3

The habitat is the place where a plant or animal lives

Question 4

Woodland habitat

Answer 4

Each habitat has its own community of organisms for example hedgehogs, snails, foxes and primroses.

Question 5

Interdependance

Answer 5

Is how organisms depend on each other for their survival e.g. Buttercups depend on bees, bees need buttercups!

Question 6

Ecosystem

Answer 6

All the plants and animals in an area interacting with each other and their enviroment. E.g. desert, tropical rainforest, grasslands, seashore.

Question 7

Seaside habitat

Answer 7

Crabs, seaweed, shrimp and starfish.

Question 8

Producer

Answer 8

Plants that make their own food e.g. grass, dandelion, nettles.

Question 9

Omnivore

Answer 9

An animal that eats both plants and animals e.g. badger, thrush, blackbird, humana.

Question 10

Competition

Answer 10

Competition occurs when two or more organisms seek a resource that is limited.

Question 11

Plants compete

Answer 11

Plants compete for light, water, minerals and space

Question 12

Animals compete

Answer 12

Animals compete for food, shelter, territory and mates.

Question 13

Adaptations

Answer 13

Adaptations are features that give an organism a better chance of surviving in their habitat.

Question 14

The dandelion has a long root

Answer 14

Which means it reaches below the short root of grass to get water.

Question 15

Dandelions are able to compete for space

Answer 15

Because they are able to spread their seeds in the wind

Question 16

Hedgehogs have an excellent sense of smell

Answer 16

To make them good at finding food

Question 17

Hedgehogs have spikes

Answer 17

To fight off predators.

Question 18

Camouflaged

Answer 18

Hedgehogs have colour which makes thrm camouflaged so predators cant find them easy

Question 19

Conservation

Answer 19

The protection, preservation and careful use of our natural resources.

Question 20

Our natural resources

Answer 20

Land, River, Seas, Plants and animals.

Question 21

If we dont protect our natural resources

Answer 21

The enviroment could be destroyed and plants and animals may even become extinct.

Question 22

Pollution

Answer 22

Adding unwasted wastes to the enviroment causing damage to it.

Question 23

Air pollution

Answer 23

Caused by smoke, dust and harmful gases- most of these come from cars, buses, factories and power stations.

Question 24

Acid rain

Answer 24

A mixture of Carbonic acid and sulfric acid also known as acid rain damages plants and buildings.

Question 25

Soil pollution

Answer 25

Caused by pesticides, artificial fertilisers and acid rain.

Question 26

Water pollution

Answer 26

Rivers, lakes and seas are polluted by fertilisers, sewage, oil and detergants.

Question 27

Fertilisers

Answer 27

Fertilisers seep into rivers and cause too much plant growth, bacteria populations boom as they feed on dead plants and no oxygen is left for fish.

Question 28

Incineration

Answer 28

Burning the waste, this can release dangeroud gases into the atmosphere, difficulties with location noboday wants to live near an incinerator.

Question 29

Landfill

Answer 29

Burying the waste in ground-damages soil, rivers, disease causing, bad smell, difficulties as nobody wants to live near landfill sites.

Question 30

Recycling

Answer 30

Paper, glass, some metals and plastics can be processed and reused.

Question 31

Reduce

Answer 31

Use your own bag, do not pick up the items wirh extra packaging ( use less extra packaging)

Question 32

Reduce, reuse and recycle

Answer 32

To make sure that we do not damage our enviroment and that future generations will have a nice place to live.