Ecosystems

Question 1

The living components of an ecosystem

Answer 1

Biotic

Question 2

The non-living components of an ecosystem.

Answer 2

Abiotic

Question 3

A single living thing.

Answer 3

Organism

Question 4

A group of different populations interacting in an ecosystem.

Answer 4

Community

Question 5

A group of organisms of the same species in an ecosystem.

Answer 5

Population

Question 6

All the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the non-living components of the environment with which they interact.

Answer 6

Ecosystem

Question 7

A region of land with characteristic climate, soil and organisms.

Answer 7

Biome

Question 8

The area on and around earth that can sustain life.

Answer 8

Biosphere

Question 9

The role of an organism in an ecosystem.

Answer 9

Niche

Question 10

Plants that use energy from the sun to make nutrients they need to survive.

Answer 10

Producer

Question 11

Organisms that eat food made by producers.

Answer 11

Consumer

Question 12

An animal that eats only plant material.

Answer 12

Herbivore

Question 13

An animal that eats only other animals.

Answer 13

Carnivore

Question 14

An animal that eats other animals and plant material.

Answer 14

Omnivore

Question 15

An organism that catches and eats other organisms of a different species.

Answer 15

Predator

Question 16

An organism that is caught and eaten by another organism of a different species.

Answer 16

Prey

Question 17

An organism that eats dead or decaying plant or animal matter.

Answer 17

Scavenger

Question 18

Organisms that break down the cells of dead or waste materials and absorbs their nutrients.

Answer 18

Decomposer

Question 19

A sequence of feeding relationships among living organisms, as they pass on food energy.

Answer 19

Food chain

Question 20

The network of feeding relationships among organisms.

Answer 20

Food web

Question 21

An interaction between two organisms of different species living in close proximity that lasts over time.

Answer 21

Symbiosis

Question 22

A symbiotic relationship in which one of the partners benefits and the other is harmed.

Answer 22

Parasitism

Question 23

A symbiotic relationship in which both partners benefit.

Answer 23

Mutualism

Question 24

A symbiotic relationship in which one partner benefits and the other is indifferent.

Answer 24

Commensalism

Question 25

A pyramid showing the number of organisms at each level of a food chain.

Answer 25

Energy pyramid

Question 26

The process by which new species gradually replace old species in an ecosystem.

Answer 26

Succession

Question 27

When succession occurs with already existing soil.

Answer 27

Secondary succession

Answer 28

Sustainability

Question 29

Eats plants

Answer 29

Primary consumer

Question 30

Eats meat

Answer 30

Secondary consumer