All the different populations living in the same place at the same time.
Community
An organism that used to live on earth but who's population completely died out.
Extinct
What are some examples of things in an ecosystem that are abiotic?
Gases, rocks, water
What are some examples of adaptations that helps a prey not get eaten?
camouflage, spikes and thorns, and smell
Planting trees conserves what?
Land
A group of one kind of organism living in one place at the same time.
Population
A fossil that is the mark of a plant or animal.
Imprint fossil
The sparrows in this food chain are what?
Corn ---> Grasshoppers ---> Sparrows
Consumers and predators
True or false, catching a ride is a man-made ecosystem change?
True
Driving less or driving cars that emit less smoke conserves what?
Air
All the living and nonliving things that interact in a specific place.
Ecosystem
The remains of a plant or animal.
Fossil
A hawk's talons, a spider making silk webbing, and wolves hunting in packs are __________ that help the animals catch food.
Adaptations
True or false, drought is a natural ecosystem change?
True
Companies not putting chemicals into rivers conserves what?
Water
A place an organism lives in an ecosystem.
Habitat
An object that shows how something works or what something looks like.
Model
What is Biotic in an ecosystem?
How can mimicry help a nonpoisonous lizard not be eaten?
It makes the nonpoisonous lizard look like a poisonous lizard and so predators will not want to eat it.
The ability to blend into the background of the environment.
Camouflage
An ecosystem with certain plants, animals, and weather that covers a large area.
Biome
An organism whose population is in danger of dying out.
Endangered
How does camouflage help a predator to get food?
It helps the predator to sneak up to the prey.
A special process that plants use to make their own food
Photosynthesis
Preserving habitats for plants and animals conserves what?
Land