Ecosystems

Question 1

Environment

Answer 1

A Environment is living and nonliving things around an organism.

Question 2

Adaptation

Answer 2

An Adaptation is a structure of behavior that allows a species to survive and reproduce in its environment.

Question 3

Species

Answer 3

Organisms of the same species have the same general physical characteristics and other adaptations.

Question 4

Community

Answer 4

Organisms that live together in an ecosystem make up a community.

Question 5

Biotic

Answer 5

Living things in an ecosystem.

Question 6

Abiotic

Answer 6

Nonliving things in an ecosystem.

Question 7

Niche

Answer 7

The role that each species plays in its community is its Niche (Job).

Question 8

Ecosystem

Answer 8

The Niche of each species in an ecosystem is a result of its adaptation.

Question 9

Population

Answer 9

A community contains many different types of animals

Question 10

Habitat

Answer 10

A habitat is a place that is livable for animals.

Question 11

Carnivore

Answer 11

Animal that only eats meat.

Question 12

Herbivore

Answer 12

Animal that only eats plants.

Question 13

Omnivore

Answer 13

Animal that eats both plants and meat.

Question 14

Consumer

Answer 14

A consumer is a organism that eats producers or other consumers.

Question 15

Producer

Answer 15

A producer is an organism that gets energy from the sun to make its own food.

Question 16

Food Chain

Answer 16

A food chain shows how energy is transferred through an ecosystem.

Question 17

Food Web

Answer 17

A group of inner connected food chains.

Question 18

Decomposer

Answer 18

A decomposer is a organism that breaks down a body once it is dead.