Ecosystems

Question 1

Habitat

Answer 1

Where an organism lives

Question 2

Biotic Factors

Answer 2

All living things in an ecosystem

Question 3

Abiotic

Answer 3

All non-living things in an ecosystem

Question 4

Population

Answer 4

Species grouping (ex. Snakes, birds, trees population)

Question 5

Community

Answer 5

Organisms that live together in an ecosystem

Question 6

Niche

Answer 6

A role that each species plays in its community

Question 7

Adaption

Answer 7

A structure of behavior that allows the animal to survive

Question 8

Species

Answer 8

All members of the same population

Question 9

Environment

Answer 9

All living things and non-living things around an organism

Question 10

Ecosystem

Answer 10

An area where living an non-living things interact

Question 11

Biome

Answer 11

Large Ecosystem Regions of the world (desert, grasslands, tundra, tropical rainforest, taiga, deciduous forest

Question 12

Deciduous Forest

Answer 12

4 seasons, leaves fall of, average temperature 50 degrees F

Question 13

Desert

Answer 13

Covers about 1/5 of the earth,hot and dry, Antartica is the largest desert

Question 14

Taiga

Answer 14

Largest biome on earth, long cold winters and short mild wet summers, thick fur to keep warm over winter

Question 15

Tundra

Answer 15

1/5 of earth, coldest biome on earth,reaches -50 degrees F

Question 16

Tropical Rainforest

Answer 16

Close to equator, wet and warm all year, temperatures range from 70 to 80 degrees fahrenheit, lots of trees

Question 17

Grasslands

Answer 17

Cold during winter and hot during the summer, most important plant is grass, most animals are herbivores that live in the grassland

Question 18

Producer

Answer 18

Takes energy from the sun and makes it its own food

Question 19

Consumer

Answer 19

An organism that feeds on other plants or animals

Question 20

Decomposer

Answer 20

An organism that breaks down dead cells of plants or animals

Question 21

Herbivore

Answer 21

Eats only plants

Question 22

Carnivore

Answer 22

Eats only meat

Question 23

Omnivore

Answer 23

Eats both plants and animals

Question 24

Food Web

Answer 24

The chain from the producer or the source of it all to the consumer at the top on the food web, multiple food chains

Question 25

Food Chain

Answer 25

Shows the organisms passing their energy to the other animals, only shows one thing that an organism eats