Vocabulary
A group of living things that are the same kind.
Species
This type of consumer only eats plants.
Herbivore
This type of species moves into a new area, spreads quickly, and harms the native ecosystem.
Invasive Species
A factory releases smoke into the air, and cars add extra gases that trap heat around the Earth. What human activity is causing this, and how does it affect the planet?
Pollution - warms the earth
These organisms makes its own food using sunlight.
Plants
The place where a plant or animal lives.
Habitat
All food chains start with this type of organism, which makes its own food using sunlight.
Producer
This word describes a species that is at risk of disappearing because its population is very low.
Endangered Species
A large forest is cut down to make way for farmland. The trees that once absorbed carbon dioxide are gone. What is this called?
Deforestation?
A fox eats a rabbit that eats grass. Name the fox’s role in this food chain.
Predator or a Secondary Consumer
A community of living things and the environment they interact with.
Ecosystem
In a pond food chain, this small animal might eat algae and be eaten by a frog.
Insect
The dodo bird is an example of a species with none left on Earth. This is the term for that.
Extinct
Removing metals and minerals from the land releases stored carbon and changes the landscape. What is this activity called?
Mining.
An Arctic fox has thick fur and a small body to survive extreme cold. What is this feature called?
Adaptation
A feature or behaviour that helps an organism survive in its environment.
Adaptation
This predator sits at the top of a food chain and has no natural enemies.
Apex Predator
A small plant from another country starts growing along the riverbank in Ontario. It spreads quickly, taking sunlight away from local plants and causing the river to flood more often. What type of species is this, and why is it a problem?
Invasive Species
Humans destroy forests, pollute rivers, and increase greenhouse gases, making the planet warmer. What is this overall effect called?
Climate Change
A green plant uses sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food and release oxygen. This process is called…
Photosynthesis
The variety of living things in an ecosystem, including all different species and their differences.
Biodiversity
A wolf that eats a deer is this level of consumer.
Secondary Consumer
A type of turtle in Ontario is losing its wetland habitat due to building developments. Scientists count very few left in the wild. What term describes this turtle’s status, and what could happen if humans do nothing?
Endangered
Rising temperatures, melting ice, and habitat loss cause some animals to disappear. What is this loss of variety of life called?
Loss of Biodiversity
community starts protecting a wetland, planting native plants, and creating safe areas for turtles and birds. This effort to protect and manage natural resources is called…
Conservation