Biome
What is a biome?
A large area characterized by its climate, soil, plants, and animals.
What is a food chain?
A series of steps showing how energy and nutrients move from one organism to another.
What is an ecosystem?
A community of living things interacting with each other and their environment.
What is a habitat?
The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
Name one type of biome that is very dry and receives little rain.
Desert
In a food web, what do we call the animals that eat plants?
Consumers
Explain the term "dependence" in an ecosystem.
It refers to how living things rely on each other and their environment to survive.
Name one non-living thing found in a habitat.
rock, soil, water
What type of biome is known for having many trees and a lot of rainfall?
Rainforest
What is the role of a predator in a food chain?
A predator is an animal that hunts and eats other animals
What is another name for "living"?
biotic
What kind of adaptation is bird migration? Physical or behavioral?
Behavioral
In which biome would you find animals like polar bears and seals?
Tundra
What do we call a group of food chains that are overlapping?
A Food Web
What is another name for non-living?
abiotic
What kind of adaptation is a sharp claw? Physical or behavioral?
Physical
What biome is characterized by grasslands and few trees, often found in the Midwest of the United States?
Grassland
What is the role of a decomposer in a food web?
Decomposers break down dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil.
Give an example of a decomposer.
earthworm, mushroom or fungi
What 4 things do organisms need in a habitat?
food, water, shelter and space