Ecosystems

Question 1

Adaptation

Answer 1

Any alteration or change in the structure or behavior of a species that helps it survive.

Question 2

Biodiversity

Answer 2

The number and variety of different organisms living in the same ecosystem.

Question 3

Characteristic

Answer 3

A distinguishing quality or attribute of an organism.

Question 4

Classify

Answer 4

To arrange or organize things into specific categories based on their similarities.

Question 5

Diversity

Answer 5

The amount of variety or difference within a species.

Question 6

Evolution

Answer 6

A change in a species over a long period of time.

Question 7

Function

Answer 7

The purpose for which an organism was designed.

Question 8

Generation

Answer 8

All of the offspring that are at the same stage of descent from a common ancestor.

Question 9

Mutation

Answer 9

A change in the structure of the genes or chromosomes of an organism.

Question 10

Organism

Answer 10

A living thing.

Question 11

Theory

Answer 11

A set of principals devised to explain a phenomenon.

Question 12

Offspring

Answer 12

The children of a parent organism.

Question 13

Fatal

Answer 13

Causing or capable of causing death.

Question 14

Mature

Answer 14

When an organism is complete in its natural growth or development.

Question 15

Replicate

Answer 15

To repeat or duplicate something.

Question 16

Depletion

Answer 16

To seriously decrease the abundance of something.

Question 17

Sedentary

Answer 17

When an organism stays in one place and does not migrate.

Question 18

Salinity

Answer 18

The amount of salt in a solution.

Question 19

Trophic Level

Answer 19

A level at which an organism is placed based on what it eats or uses for energy.

Question 20

Aquatic

Answer 20

Pertaining to water.

Question 21

Bioluminescence

Answer 21

The production of light by living organisms.

Question 22

Sediment

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Material such as sand and silt that is transported by water, ice, or wind and settles in a certain area.

Question 23

Precipitation

Answer 23

A form of water such as liquid, ice, or snow that falls from the sky.

Question 24

Decomposer

Answer 24

An organism that breaks down dead organic material and uses it for energy.

Question 25

Photosynthesis

Answer 25

The process in which plants turn energy from the sun into usable energy in the form of carbohydrates.

Question 26

Chemosynthesis

Answer 26

The formation of organic compounds using the energy from chemical reactions rather than sunlight.

Question 27

Bioaccumulation

Answer 27

The build-up of material, including toxins, in the tissues of organisms.

Question 28

Ecosystem

Answer 28

Living and non living things interacting with each other in a specific area.

Question 29

Consumer

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A type of organism that eats other organisms for food.

Question 30

Nutrients

Answer 30

A substance that provides nourishment for an organism to grow and survive.

Question 31

Endangered

Answer 31

When a species is threatened or their population is near extinction.