Life on Earth - Vocabulary

Question 1

• Define ‘Species’
• Define ‘Biodiversity’
• Define ‘Population’

Answer 1

• Group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring of a similar type.
• Variety and abundance of living organisms found in an area
• Number of individuals of one species found in an area.

Question 2

Define ‘Producer’

Answer 2

Green plants that can produce their own food through photosynthesis.

!!PRODUCERS ARE ALWAYS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMIDS!!

Question 3

Define ‘Consumer’

Answer 3

Organisms that eat other organisms to obtain energy

Question 4

• Define ‘Herbivore’
• Define ‘Carnviore’
• Define ‘Omnivore’

Answer 4

• Consumer that only eats plants to obtain energy
• Consumer that only eats other animals to obtain energy
• Consumer that eats both plants and animals to obtain energy

Question 5

• Define ‘Predator’
• Define ‘Prey’

Answer 5

• Consumers that kill other animals to eat them
• Those that are killed and eaten by other consumers.

Question 6

• Define ‘Community’
• Define ‘Ecosystem’
• Define ‘Habitat’

Answer 6

• All individuals of all species in an area
• Community of living organisms interacting with each other and their physical environment.
• Location or zone where an organism lives