Unit 4 - Lesson 1

Question 1

Environment

Answer 1

Made up of all the living and non- living things in an area

Question 2

Ecosystem

Answer 2

All of the living and non- living things in an area and their interactions

Question 3

Community

Answer 3

Made up of all the organisms that live in the same place

Question 4

Population

Answer 4

A group made up of the same type of individuals in the same ecosystem

Question 5

Habitat

Answer 5

The physical part of the ecosystem that meets the needs of the organisms

Question 6

Niche

Answer 6

The role an organism plays in its habitat.

The way an organism interacts with the habitat and gets food and shelter is part of its niche

Question 7

Producer

Answer 7

Any living thing that makes its own food

Examples: trees, plants, and algae

Question 8

Consumer

Answer 8

An animal that eats plants or other animals to get energy

Question 9

Decomposer

Answer 9

A living thing that breaks down wastes and the remains of plants and animals for energy

Help recycle materials in ecosystems

Examples: fungi and bacteria