Chapter 19
What famous historical disease has been totally wiped out by vaccines?
Smallpox.
What is a very contagious childhood disease that gives you itchy red spots all over?
Chickenpox.
What do we call a living thing that makes its own food using the sun?
A producer or autotroph.
What do decomposers like mushrooms and bacteria do?
They break down dead stuff and recycle the nutrients back into the dirt.
What seasonal bug gives you a bad fever, body aches, and chills?
Influenza.
What dangerous virus can you get if you are bitten by a mosquito?
West Nile or Malaria.
What is an animal that only eats plants called?
A herbivore
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?
Biotic factors are living things (like plants and animals), and abiotic factors are non-living things (like rocks, weather, and water).
What is a common illness that gives you the sniffles, a sore throat, and coughing?
Colds.
What disease can you get from an infected animal's bite?
Rabies.
What is a food web?
It's a bunch of food chains mixed together to show who eats who in an ecosystem.
What happens to an animal population if it gets too big and runs out of food?
The population size will start to drop because there aren't enough resources to go around (this is called hitting the carrying capacity).
Which disease attacks and weakens the body's immune system?
H.I.V.
Which illness listed in the notes is a serious infection that fills your lungs with fluid?
Pneumonia.
Where do almost all living things originally get their energy from?
The sun.
What does an organism's "niche" mean?
It's basically the living thing's job or specific role in its environment.
Which disease causes swollen glands in your neck and cheeks?
Mumps.
Which disease specifically affects and inflames the liver?
Hepatitis.
What is a carnivore?
An animal that hunts and eats meat.
What is an ecosystem?
It's all the living things and non-living things interacting together in one specific area.