Habitats
Animals
Plants
Weather Forecast
Succession
100
4 Things provided by an animal's habitat.
What is food, water, shelter, and room to raise young.
100
Animals that eat only animals.
What is a carnivore?
100
Coniferous trees are the main plant of this biome.
What is a taiga?
100
The weather pattern in a given area over time.
What is climate?
100
A series of environmental changes that occur in a predictable way.
What is a ecological succession?
200
All of the species living in an area are called...
What is a community?
200
What is a taiga?
200
Grass and small shrubs dominate this biome region.
What is a grassland?
200
The two main components of climate.
What are temperature and precipitation?
200
Succession that begins with exposed rock, such as after a volcanic eruption.
What is primary succession?
300
A small area within a habitat that provides unique conditions for a specific community of organisms
What is a microhabitat
300
Living and non-living factors make up the environment. Animals are part of the living things and are
What is biotic?
300
A saguaro cactus is one of the few plants that can survive the extremes of this region.
What is a desert?
300
This biome is extremely cold and dry and receives the same amount of precipitation as a desert.
What is tundra?
300
The result of both primary and secondary succession.
What is a climax community?
400
Other terms used for living factors and non living factors.
What are biotic and abiotic factors.
400
When there is greater variety of species in an area, that means there is greater -
What is biodiversity?
400
The most biodiverse biome on earth that contains a variety of plant and animal life.
What is a tropical rain forest?
400
Distance from the Earth's equator. Temperatures typically decrease as this distance increases.
What is latitude?
400
The first species to arrive to a developing ecosystem. Lichens are an example.
What is a pioneer species?
500
Provide an argument for why a migrating creature's destination should be included as part of its habitat. Must be recited to the whole class.
Answers will vary.
500
Creatures that feed on decaying meat. An example would be a buzzard or a crow.
What is a scavenger?
500
Plants can photosynthesize and are called what?
What is an autotroph?
500
On a tall mountain, climate changes as you go up. What is the biome at the top of the mountain?
What is tundra ?
500
Explain how whalefall is an example of ecological succession. Must be recited to the whole class.
Answers will vary