Ecosystems

Question 1

Ecosystems

Answer 1

A place where living and non-living things interact.

Question 2

Community

Answer 2

A place where organisms live together an ecosystem.

Question 3

Niche

Answer 3

The role each organism plays.

Question 4

Biotic

Answer 4

Living things in an ecosystem.

Question 5

Abiotic

Answer 5

Non-living things in an ecosystem.

Question 6

Environment

Answer 6

All living and nonliving things around an organism.

Question 7

Population

Answer 7

A species grouping.

Question 8

Species

Answer 8

All members of the same population.

Question 9

Adaptation

Answer 9

A structure of behavior that allows a species to survive and reproduce in it’s environment.

Question 10

Habitat

Answer 10

A place where an organism lives.

Question 11

Biome

Answer 11

Regions of the world with similar climates, plants and animals

Question 12

Deciduous forest

Answer 12

They have four seasonsand the average temperature is 50°F. The trees lose their leaves before winter. The animals must be able to survive the changing seasons

Question 13

Desert

Answer 13

The desert covers about 1/5 of earth. Deserts can be both hot and cold. Plants that live in the desert are great at storing water

Question 14

Tundra

Answer 14

The coldest biome. It covers about 1/5 of the earth.

Question 15

Tropical rainforest

Answer 15

Tropical rainforests are located close to the equator. They are wet and warm all year.

Question 16

Grasslands

Answer 16

The Grassland weather varies greatly. It is cold in the winter and hot in the summer.

Question 17

Taiga

Answer 17

The taiga is the largest land biome. It usually has long, cold winters and short, mild, wet summers

Question 18

Producers

Answer 18

A plant that uses the sun to get energy.

Question 19

Consumer

Answer 19

An animal that uses the producers as their energy.

Question 20

Carnivore

Answer 20

A type of consumer that eats only meat.

Question 21

Herbivore

Answer 21

A type of consumer that eats only plants

Question 22

Omnivore

Answer 22

A type of consumer that eats both meat and plants

Question 23

Decomposer

Answer 23

An organism that eats dead plants and animals and then puts nutrients back in the ground.

Question 24

Food chain

Answer 24

A series of organisms that depend on the lower level for nutrients

Question 25

Food web

Answer 25

A series of multiple food chains that have similar organisms