Science Ch.16 Vocab

Question 1

Producer

Answer 1

An organism that can make its own food

Question 2

Consumer

Answer 2

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms

Question 3

Decomposer

Answer 3

An organism that gets energy by breaking down biotic wastes and dead organisms and return raw materials to the soil and water

Question 4

Biome

Answer 4

A group of ecosystems with similar climates and organisms

Question 5

Climate

Answer 5

The average annual conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and clouds in an area

Question 6

Biodiversity

Answer 6

The total number of different species on Earth, including those on land, in the water, and in the air.

Question 7

Keystone Species

Answer 7

A species that influences the survival of many other species in an ecosystem

Question 8

Habitat

Answer 8

An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce

Question 9

Habitat fragmentation

Answer 9

The breaking of a habitat into smaller, isolated pieces