Relationships and Interactions
Vocabulary
Energy Through an Ecosystem
Endangered or Threatened
Ecosystems
100
What is the cricket's niche in the aquarium ecosystem at the back of the room?
to be food for Mango
100
What is the study of all the interactions between living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem called?
Ecology
100
What is Donny's favorite color?
Orange
100
What sport does Devin love?
Baseball
100
What is an ecosystem?
A place made up of interacting living and nonliving things
200
What is a population?
A group of the same type of organism living in the same place at the same time.
200
What is a community?
All the populations that live in an area
200
How do decomposers get their energy?
Consume dead and decomposing organisms.
200
What is the difference between a fact and opinion?
A fact can be proven with evidence An opinion can be argued
200
What are two colors in Keely's new hair?
answers may vary
300
Things that limit the size of a population like rainfall or limits of food are referred to as what?
Limiting factors
300
What is the difference between an abiotic and biotic factor?
Abiotic - nonliving part of an ecosystem Biotic - living part of an ecosystem
300
What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?
Producers make their own food (like plants) Consumers eat other organisms for energy (like animals)
300
All of the energy that cycles through starts with what energy source?
The sun
300
Name one ABIOTIC factor in our school ecosystem and one BIOTIC factor.
answers may vary
400
What is Maggie's last name?
Leabo
400
Explain the difference between a niche and a habitat.
Niche is the role an organism plays in its ecosystem Habitat is where an organism lives out its life
400
What is the purpose of a food chain or food web?
To show the transfer of energy to all the possible outlets in an ecosystem.
400
What is the difference between an extinct, endangered, and threatened species?
Extinct means all species have died off Endangered means species at risk of becoming extinct and very few remain Threatened means the species are in danger and need protection or they might become endangered
400
Name 2 of the BIG FOUR abiotic factors mentioned from the text.
water, sunlight, temperature, and soil
500
What is the difference between commensalism and mutualism?
Commensalism - one species benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed Mutualism - both species benefit
500
What is the biosphere? AND draw a picture of the earth on the board.
The part of the Earth where organisms can live. [picture should be equal or more pretty than Shayla's drawing]
500
Draw a food web on the board with at least 6 organisms.
answers will vary
500
What organism did Jaden draw for her mammal for the class food web?
Human
500
Ponds, prairies, forests, and your backyard are all examples of what?
ecosystems
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