Ecosystems

Question 1

Ecosystems

Answer 1

A place where living and non-living things interact.

Question 2

Community

Answer 2

Where organisms live together in an ecosystem.

Question 3

Niche

Answer 3

The role that each organism plays in it’s community.

Question 4

Biotic Factors

Answer 4

Living things in an ecosystem.

Question 5

Abiotic Factors

Answer 5

Non-living things in an ecosystem.

Question 6

Species

Answer 6

A group of living things that have similar characteristics.

Question 7

Adaptations

Answer 7

Changes made to a species to help it get along in the environment.

Question 8

Habitat

Answer 8

A place where animals can live.

Question 9

Biome

Answer 9

Regions of the world with similar climate.

Question 10

Deciduous Forest

Answer 10

This biome has four seasons. The trees lose their leaves before the cold winter.

Question 11

Desert

Answer 11

Can be both hot and cold and has very little rainfall. About one fifth of the earth is covered by this biome.

Question 12

Tundra

Answer 12

The coldest biome. Many of the animals living here have adaptations to help them survive in -50F.

Question 13

Taiga

Answer 13

The largest biome. It has long, cold winters and short, mild summers.

Question 14

Tropical Rainforest

Answer 14

Located close to the equator, it is wet and warm all year.

Question 15

Grassland

Answer 15

This biome has very few trees and shrubs. Most animals living here are herbivores.

Question 16

Producer

Answer 16

An organism that gets it’s energy from the sun.

Question 17

Consumer

Answer 17

An organism that gets its energy from eating a producer or another consumer.

Question 18

Decomposer

Answer 18

An organism that gets it’s energy from dead producers or consumers. (Decaying Matter)

Question 19

Herbivore

Answer 19

An animal that eats only plants.

Question 20

Carnivore

Answer 20

An animal that eats only meat.

Question 21

Omnivore

Answer 21

An animal that eats both plants and meat.

Question 22

Food Chains

Answer 22

A chart that shows a group of who eats who.

Question 23

Food Web

Answer 23

A chart that shows many food chains and how they combine.