Key Area 1

Question 1

Species

Answer 1

A group of organisms that can interbreed off fertile offspring

Question 2

Biodiversity

Answer 2

The number of different species that live in an ecosystem

Question 3

Population

Answer 3

All the members of one species that live in an ecosystem

Question 4

Producer

Answer 4

An organism that can make its own food by photosynthesis

Question 5

Consumer

Answer 5

An organism that feeds off other organisms for energy

Question 6

Herbivore

Answer 6

An animal that feeds only on producers

Question 7

Carnivore

Answer 7

An animal that only feeds on other animals

Question 8

Omnivore

Answer 8

An animal that feeds on both plants and other animals

Question 9

Predator

Answer 9

An animal that hunts on other animals for food

Question 10

Prey

Answer 10

A type of animal that gets hunted for food

Question 11

Food webs

Answer 11

A diagram that shows how different foods are linked in an ecosystem

Question 12

Ecosystem

Answer 12

A natural biological unit made up of living and non living parts

Question 13

Habitat

Answer 13

The place where an organism lives

Question 14

Community

Answer 14

All the different organisms that live together in an area

Question 15

Niche

Answer 15

The role an organism plays in its environment

Question 16

Competition

Answer 16

Occurs when resources are short in supply

Question 17

Interspecific competition

Answer 17

Competition that occurs with members of different species

Question 18

Intraspecific competition

Answer 18

Occurs with members of the same species (more intense than interspecific)