Relationships in Ecosystems
These are the three types of eaters in nature.
carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore
What is an adaptation?
physical characteristics or behaviors that help a living thing survive in its environment
What are the two causes of change in an ecosystem?(Not from people)
Natural events/ disasters and living things
what is a stimulus?
something in the environment that causes a living thing to respond
Name the 6 main biomes of the world..
taiga, grassland, tropical rain forest, tundra, deciduous forest, desert
producers, consumers, decomposers
What is the adaptation that a chameleon uses?
What are the three ways that humans change ecosystems?
Deforestation, overpopulation, pollution
What is a tropism?
the response of a plant to something in its environment
How many kingdoms there are to classify living things into
What is 6
Ex: algae, mayfly, sunfish, blue heron
Give examples of a behavior adaptation
hibernating and migrating
Give examples of ways humans can help protect the changing environments
protected lands/national parks
The four things every living thing needs
What is water, food, air, and shelter
Give three examples of body structure adaptations
hedgehog with spiny ball
snakes with poison fangs
animals with stripes
ant eaters noses
What happens when ecosystems change?
Accommodation, moving away, and extinction
Name the two things that plant cells have that animal cells don't have
What is Chloroplasts and a Cell Wall
Draw an example of a land or water food web
What are the two different types of interactions and give examples
harmful- fleas on animals
helpful- fish eating algae from turtle shells, bird cleaning crocodile teeth
What is a way we can prevent extinction?
Open answers
Name the 6 main biomes of the world..
taiga, grassland, tropical rain forest, tundra, deciduous forest, desert