Ecology

Question 1

The environment

Answer 1

Is everything that surrounds an animal or plant. (For example, air,water,rocks and soil)

Question 2

Habitat

Answer 2

Is the place where a plant or animal lives.

Question 3

Interdependence

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Ecosystem

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Producer

Answer 5

Plants that make their own food eg grass,dandelion,nettles

Question 6

Consumer

Answer 6

Animals that get their food by eating plants or other animals

Question 7

Herbivore

Answer 7

An animal that eats plants only eg rabbit,sheep,slug,snail

Question 8

Carnivore

Answer 8

An animal that eats other animals only eg. Fox,hawk,ladybird

Question 9

Omnivores

Answer 9

Animals that eats both plants and animals eg badger,humans

Question 10

Decompser

Answer 10

Organisms that feed on dead plant- and animals eg earthworm,bacteria,fungi

Question 11

Ecology

Answer 11

Is the study if plants,animals and their environment, and the relationship between them.