Animal Relationships
What do we call an animal hunts & eats other animals?
predator
What is an individual?
Each living member of an ecosystem
What are the basic needs of all living things?
food, water, protection, shelter
What provides energy for all living things?
The sun
What is Mrs. Hart's middle name?
She'll never tell you!!!!!
What do we call the animals a predator hunts?
Prey
What are several food chains linked together?
food web
What are special skills or characteristics that help living things survive in their environment?
adaptations
What organism eats plants & animals?
Herbivore
What pet did Mrs. Hart have when she was a little girl?
What is a partnership in which two species interact with each other over a long period of time?
Symbiosis
What's the difference between a community and a population?
a community consists of different species; a population is all the organisms of the same species that live in an ecosystem.
What are learned behaviors?
Behaviors that cannot be inherited
What is a consumer that eats other consumers?
Carnivore
What do plants need for photosynthesis?
sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
What happens when two or more organisms are trying to use the same resources?
Competition
What is a habitat?
Where an organism lives
What are instincts?
God-given knowledge & skills animals need to survive.
What organisms break down dead things & wastes?
decomposers
What is a host?
An animal or organism that a parasite lives on or in & takes food from.
What are the 3 types of symbiosis?
parasitism, commensalism, mutualism
What is an animal's specific job or function in an ecosystem?
Niche
What are some reasons animals migrate?
to reproduce or raise their young, to search for food or water, to avoid weather that is too hot or cold
What shows how energy moves through one food chain in an ecosystem?
an energy pyramid
Why should a Christian learn about the interactions in an ecosystem?
To allow people to exercise dominion by living in habitats without destroying them.