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What is symbiosis?
Symbiosis is a close relationship between organisms.
What is a wetland?
A wetland is an ecosystem that is saturated with water.
What is a desert?
A desert is an ecosystem that is very dry.
What is an adaptation?
An adaptation is a characteristic that helps an organism survive.
What is a forest?
A forest is an ecosystem that is dominated by trees.
What is an organism?
An organism is a living thing.
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is a community of organisms interacting in their habitat.
What is ecology?
Ecology is the science of ecosystems.
What is a habitat?
A habitat is where an organism lives.
What is a food chain?
A food chain is a series of organisms that rely on each other for food.
What is a tropical rainforest?
A tropical rainforest is a forest ecosystem near the equator that gets a lot of rain.
What is a grassland?
A grassland is an ecosystem that is dominated by grass.
What is the tundra?
The tundra is an ecosystem with a very cold climate.
What is a temperate forest?
A temperate forest is a forest ecosystem with a mild climate.
What is a marine ecosystem?
A marine ecosystem is an ecosystem that is underwater.
What are three features of a coral reef?
A coral reef is near the shore, has coral, and is filled with many different fish.
What is equilibrium?
Equilibrium is when an ecosystem is healthy because everything is in balance.
What is a predator?
A predator is an animal that hunts other animals.
What is conservation?
Conservation is the protection of ecosystems.
What is prey?
Prey is an animal hunted by others.
What is an herbivore?
An herbivore is an animal that only eats plants.
What is an omnivore?
An omnivore is an animal that eats plants and animals.
What is an apex predator?
An apex predator is a predator with no natural predators of its own. It is the top predator in an ecosystem.
What is a carnivore?
A carnivore is an animal that only eats meat.
What are the roles organisms can play in a food chain?
Organisms can play the role of producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, or apex predator.