Food Chains/Webs
Types of Ecosystems
Adaptations
Miscellaneous
Other Important info!
100
An organism that makes its own food
What is a producer
100
The pattern of weather in a place over a long period of time
What is the climate
100
Describe and give an example of an adaptation.
A structure or behavior that helps an organism survive in it's environment. Ex: sharp claws, flat teeth, camouflage, blubber, fur, etc.
100
Give 2 examples of animals that live in wetlands
(answers will vary) alligators, fish, snakes, frogs, turtles
100
Why does a rain forest have more types of organisms than a desert?
Because it has a more suitable climate (water, etc.) to help more organisms survive
200
An organism that eats other organisms
What is a consumer
200
This is made up of bits of rock and humus (broken-down plant and animal material)
What is soil
200
If an animal is active at night, they are...
What is nocturnal
200
An ecosystem where water covers the soil for most of the year
What is a wetland
200
Explain how camouflage helps an animal stay safe in the ocean
It blends into the environment protecting itself from predators
300
An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material, putting nutrients back into the soil
What is a decomposer
300
Describe how ecosystems can be different
Types of water, plants and animals, climate, etc.
300
The reason trees lose their leaves in the fall.
To save energy
300
Some catfish can WALK!!?? how and why?
They live in wetlands where their environment could be soggy or dry. They have ADAPTED to survive in their environment.
300
What is the main reason desert plants grow so far apart?
They absorb the water and nutrients that surrounds them
400
Give an example of a decomposer
What is bacteria, worms, etc.
400
Differentiate between a Temperate Forest and a Tropical Rain Forest
Tropical Rain Forest - hot and damp all year long...lots of rainfall... Temperate Forest - (what you would find in the U.S.)...different SEASONS of weather...get less than 1/2 of the rain a Tropical Rain Forest gets...Soil is rich in humus with lots of nutrients
400
Some algae, such as Kelp, have airbladders. Why?
To help them float toward the surface of the water to get sunlight
400
When an organism imitates another
What is mimicry
400
BOTH TEAMS WORK TOGETHER TO ANSWER: Classify each organism in the food chain as a producer, consumer, or a decomposer and tell why WORM -> ALGAE -> SNAIL -> FISH -> HUMAN
Worm = decomposer because it breaks down dead plant and animal material into the soil Algae = producer because it makes its own food Snail, fish, algae = consumer because they eat other organisms
500
Describe food CHAINS versus food WEBS
A food chain begins with a producer, and consumers eat other organisms forming one strand. Most animals eat several kinds of food. The food chains connect to form a food web. (pg 112-113)
500
Compare the desert's daytime and nighttime temperatures
It is very hot in the day and cooler at night
500
Describe how plants survive in the desert
There is very little rainfall so they can store the water they do get very well. Their spines and thorns protect them front thirsty animals
500
When an animal goes into a deep sleep in colder weather to conserve energy
What is hibernation
500
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Who is MISS SCHNEIDER :)
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