Habitats
This word describes the variety of living things in a habitat and how they interact.
What is biodiversity?
Animals with a backbone are called this.
What are vertebrates?
A predator is an animal that does this to another animal.
What is hunts or eats it?
This large animal is the biggest mammal found in Ontario.
What is a moose?
This small, sharp-shelled water creature has invaded the Great Lakes and sticks to boats and pipes, causing problems for the ecosystem.
What are invasive mussels?
Animals and plants have special features that help them survive in their habitats. These features are called what?
What are adaptations?
These organisms make their own food using sunlight.
What are plants (or producers)?
A rabbit is an example of this in a food chain.
What is prey?
Bees help plants reproduce through this process.
What is pollination?
This type of species does not naturally belong in an ecosystem and causes harm.
What is an invasive species?
Animals in the tundra must survive this type of climate.
What is cold and dry (or harsh/cold)?
Spiders are not insects. They belong to this group.
What are arachnids?
This term describes the path of energy as it moves from one organism to another.
What is a food chain?
This animal can regrow its tail if it is attacked.
What is a lizard?
This product comes from the waxy substance made by insects and is used in lip balm, candles, and even as a food coating.
What is beeswax?
This aquatic habitat in Ontario is home to fish, turtles, and frogs.
What is a freshwater habitat (or pond/lake/river)?
This group of animals lays eggs and lives part of its life in water and part on land.
What are amphibians?
This large Ontario predator hunts deer and small mammals.
What is a wolf?
This tree is known for its sap, which is used to make syrup.
What is a maple tree?
This stretchy material used in gloves, balloons, and some clothes comes from the sap of a tropical tree.
What is rubber (or natural rubber)?
This type of habitat is found in Ontario and has trees that lose their leaves in the fall.
What is a deciduous forest?
This term describes how scientists group living things based on shared traits.
What is classification?
In a food web, this type of consumer eats both plants and animals.
What is an omnivore?
This animal uses echolocation to navigate and hunt insects.
What is a bat?
Zebra mussels are invasive to Ontario and were introduced through this way.
What are ballast water from ships (or ships)?