Life on Earth

Question 1

Species

Answer 1

a group of similar looking organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

Question 2

Biodiversity

Answer 2

the variety of life and living organisms in a particular habitat or ecosystem

Question 3

Population

Answer 3

group of individuals of the the same species that live in the same area

Question 4

Producer

Answer 4

an organism that makes its own food

Question 5

Consumer

Answer 5

an organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

Question 6

Herbivore

Answer 6

organism that obtains energy by eating only plants

Question 7

Carnivore

Answer 7

a consumer that eats only animals

Question 8

Omnivore

Answer 8

an animal that eats both plants and animals

Question 9

Predator

Answer 9

an animal that hunts other animals for food

Question 10

Prey

Answer 10

an organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

Question 11

Food chain

Answer 11

one sequence of organisms through which energy can flow, the arrows in a food chain represent the direction of energy flow