Vocabulary #1
A living thing is______.
What is an organism.
An animal that gets eaten by others as food_____.
What is prey.
What is one characteristic of living things?
A Living things are able to grow and develop
B Living things cannot reproduce
C Living things are not made up of cells
A - Living things are able to grow and develop.
Why do carnivores and herbivores have different types of teeth?
A They eat the same things
B They eat different things
C To change what they eat
B. They eat different things
A community where organisms interact with each other and with their environment is_______.
What is an ecosystem.
Many different species in an area is _____.
What is biodiversity.
What is an example of an ecosystem?
A A computer
B A pond
C A lion
B.) A pond
What are high on the food chain?
A Predators
B Prey
C Decomposer
A. Predators
An animal that only eats plants is_____.
What is a herbivore.
The long-term, average weather conditions in an area is______.
What is climate.
What do species compete for in an ecosystem?
A Predators
B Diseases and parasites
C Space, food, and water
C. Space, food, and water
Why are plants called producers?
A They are predators
B They make their own food
C They eat animals and plants
B. They make their own food.
A living thing that kills others for food is_____.
What is a predator.
An animal that only eats meat is a_______.
What is carnivore.
What happens in mutualism?
A Both organisms benefit
B One organism benefits but the other is unaffected
C One organism benefits and the other suffers
A. Both organisms benefit
How do humans affect ecosystems?
A They change the natural competition in ecosystems
B They improve the climate
C They decrease the occurrence of natural disasters
A. They change the natural competition in ecosystems
One type of living thing is_____.
A species.
A list showing what each species eats in an ecosystem is_______.
What is a food chain.
What do omnivores eat?
A Only plants
B Only meat
C Both plants and meat
C. Both plants and meat
How can a change in climate affect an entire ecosystem?
A It always increases the biodiversity
B It can increase the occurrence of natural disasters
C It always increases the food supply
B. It can increase the occurrence of natural disasters