Energy in an Ecosystem
Classifying Organisms
Organization of Ecosystems
Survival
Surprise?
100

the transfer of energy and nutrients through a community

a food chain

100

eats both plants and animals

omnivores

100

all of the organisms of the same species that live in an ecosystem

population

100

the special characteristics or skills that help living things survive in their environments

adaptations

100

(double points)

animal that hunts and eats other animals vs. animal that is hunted

predator / prey

200

_____ shows how energy moves through one food chain in an ecosystem

an energy pyramid

200

consumer that eats only other consumers

carnivores

200

all the different species that live in a particular ecosystem

community

200

special partnership in which two species interact with each other over a long period of time

symbiosis

200

occurs when two or more organisms are trying to use the same resources

competition

300

several food chains linked together

a food web

300

organisms that get their energy directly from the sun and change the energy into a form that other organisms can use

producers

300

an organism's particular function or job in the ecosystem

niche

300

God-given basic knowledge and skills that an animal needs for survival

instincts

300

the movement of a whole group of animals from one ecosystem to another ecosystem

migration

400

_____ provides energy for all living things

the sun

400

(double points)

organisms that break down dead things vs. organisms that eat what has already died

decomposers / scavengers

400

the place where an organism lives

habitat

400

______ behaviors cannot be inherited

learned

400

plants need, ______, ________, and _______ for photosynthesis

water, carbon dioxide, sunlight

500

a food chain always begins with 

producers

500

organisms that depend on producers for food

consumers

500

each living member of an ecosystem

individual

500

an organism that lives on or in another organism and gets food from that organism

parasite

500

(double points)

an _________ consists of all the living organisms and their environment in a certain section of the earth

bonus q: is the environment living or nonliving?

ecosystem / nonliving

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