parts of an ecosystem
The _________is the nonliving part of an ecosystem.
Environment
Because plants make their own food, they are called
producers
This transfer of energy and nutrients through a community is called a
food chain
_____________ can include any special characteristics or skills that help a living thing survive in its environment.
Adaptations
Animals that sleep through the winter and wake up in the spring is called
hibernation
Each living member of an ecosystem is an _______.
individual
These living things that depend on producers for food are called
consumers
A _____ is any animal that hunts and eats other animals
predator
Most Plants make food through _____________.
photosynthesis
Sometimes a whole group of animals leaves one ecosystem and moves to another one, this is callled
migration
A ______ consists of all the organisms of the same species that live in an ecosystem
population
Some consumers eat both plants and other animals. These are called
omnivores
The animals that a predator hunts are called a
prey
plants also need ______ and _______.
carbon dioxide , water
This is used when animals will disguise themselves to blend in.
mimicry
A _______ includes all the different species that live in a particular ecosystem.
community
Consumers that eat other consumers are called
carnivores
A ______ consists of several food chains linked together
food web
Plants have tiny pores in their leaves called
Stomata
True or False
Lions live in prides
Elephants travel in herds
termites live in schools
Fish live in colonies
false
A ______ is an organism's specific function, or job, in the ecosystem.
niche
Some consumers , such as rabbits and grasshoppers, eat only plants, they are called
Hervivore
Scientists use an energy _______ to show how energy moves through an ecosystem.
pyramid
Sometimes plants use _____________ to protect themselves.
What is the name of chapter 7
Interactions in An Ecosystem.