Ecosystems

Question 1

Habitat

Answer 1

Where an organism lives

Question 2

Biotic

Answer 2

All living organisms in an ecosystem

Question 3

Abiotic

Answer 3

All non-living things in an ecosystem

Question 4

Population

Answer 4

A species grouping

Example: snake, bird, tree population

Question 5

Niche

Answer 5

The role that each species plays in it’s community.

Question 6

Ecosystems

Answer 6

An area which living and non-living thing interact

Question 7

Community

Answer 7

Organisms that live together in an ecosystem

Question 8

Adaptations

Answer 8

A structure of behavior that allows a species to survive and reproduce in its environment.

Question 9

Environment

Answer 9

All living and non-living things around an organism.

Question 10

Species

Answer 10

All members of a population.

Question 11

Biome

Answer 11

Regions of the world with similar climate, animals, and plants

Question 12

Tundra

Answer 12

Covers 1/5 of earth
Coldest biome
Cold desert

Question 13

Tropical Rainforest

Answer 13

Close to equator
Wet and warm
Diverse plants and animals

Question 14

Grasslands

Answer 14

Weather changes greatly
Cold in winter hot in summer
Herbivores

Question 15

Taiga

Answer 15

Largest biome
Long cold winters
Short wet mild summers
Animals have thick coats of fur to adapt to cold winters
Has one third of earths trees

Question 16

Desert

Answer 16

Covers one fifth of earth
Antarctica is largest desert
Cold and hot
Little rainfall
Plants are good at storing the scarce water there

Question 17

Deciduous Forest

Answer 17

4 seasons
We live there
Changing seasons
Leaves fall before winter

Question 18

Producer

Answer 18

Organisms that use the suns energy to make their own food

Question 19

Consumer

Answer 19

Organisms that get energy from eating producers or other consumers

Question 20

Decomposer

Answer 20

Organisms that consume dead plants and animals

Question 21

Herbivore

Answer 21

Animals that eat only plants

Question 22

Carnivore

Answer 22

Animals that eat only meat

Question 23

Omnivore

Answer 23

Animals that eat both plants and animals

Question 24

Food Chain

Answer 24

A series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food

Question 25

Food Web

Answer 25

A system of interlocking food chain