Science Unit 1

Question 1

Niche

Answer 1

Refers to adaptations that help an organism live

Question 2

Habitat

Answer 2

The place a organism lives

Question 3

Biosphere

Answer 3

The part of the earth that supports life
The top portion of the earths crust, all the water on earths surface, and the surrounding atmosphere
Made up of different environments that are home to different organisms

Question 4

Ecosystem

Answer 4

All the organisms living in the non living parts of there environment

Question 5

Ecology

Answer 5

The study of interactions that occur among organisms in an ecosystem

Question 6

Population

Answer 6

A population is made up of all the organisms in an ecosystem that belong to the same species

Question 7

Community

Answer 7

A community is all populations in an ecosystem

Question 8

Mutualism

Answer 8

Both animals benefit from the relationship

Question 9

Parasitism

Answer 9

A relationship that benefits only one animal

Question 10

Commensalism

Answer 10

A relationship that benefits one animal but doesn’t help the other

Question 11

Herbivore

Answer 11

Vegetarians eat plants

Question 12

Carnivores

Answer 12

Only eat meat

Question 13

Omnivore

Answer 13

Eat meat and plants

Question 14

Decomposers

Answer 14

Help recycle once living matter

Question 15

Producers

Answer 15

Organisms that can make sun energy into food