Fossils
Context Clues
Food
Ecosystems
Definitions
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What is a trace fossil? A. A fossil in amber B. A track or footprint C. Hardened bones D. shouting and following
What is... B. What is a track or footprint
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The members of a species that live within an area of an ecosystem A) population B) environment C) fossils D) habitat
What is... a) population
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Which is a decomposer? A) bacteria B) owl C) photosynthesis D) ferns
What is A. bacteria
100
Which ecosystem is tropical and has a mild and rainy climate?
What is ... Rain forest
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An animal that eats only meat
What is... carnivore
200
A fossil that shows the tracks of an animal is called a.......
What is... trace fossil
200
What is most likely to happen if most of a population of animals dies of disease?
What is... they will become endangered
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A________ is the transfer of energy from one organism to another by eating and being eaten. A) population B) food web C) food chain D) energy pyramid
What is B. food web
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True or False? A desert is type of ecosystem.
What is... True a desert is type of ecosystem
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The main source of energy in an ecosystem. A) sunlight B) plants C) water D) nutrients
What is sunlight
300
A fossil where the remains break down and form an empty shape in the rock in the animal's shape. A) cast fossil B) mold fossil C) living fossil
What is b. mold fossil
300
An organism such as an earthworm that eats the remains of animals is a producer. True or False
What is... False it is a decomposer
300
When a plant absorbs the sun and turns it into energy.
What is photosynthesis
300
Which type of ecosystem is the ground frozen beneath the surface frozen all year?
What is... Tundra?
300
A living thing that makes its own food.
What is... producer
400
A scientist who studies fossils is .....
What is... paleontologist
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When two or more organisms need the same resources to survive. A) population B) habitat C) producer D) competition
What is... d. competition
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What is passed when animals eat plants? A) water B) consumers C) energy and matter D) organisms and fungi
What is c. energy and matter
400
What is the prefix for this word and what does it mean? Ecosystem
What is... A. Eco; environment
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An animal that eats both plants and other animals.
What is... omnivore
500
Most fossils form when the remains of an animal dies and becomes buried under layers of........
What is sediments
500
In the word paleontologist what does the suffix "ist" mean?
What is... a person who specializes in a certain science
500
A system of overlapping food chains in which the flow of energy branches out in many directions is called?
What is food web
500
What are all the living and nonliving things in an environment and the many ways they interact? A) habitat B) Ecosystem C) Population D) Producers
What is... B. Ecosystem
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When the population of a species goes down and there is a possibility of them dying out they are called.......
What is... endangered species
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