Herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores are all what
consumers
100
What happens to other species in an ecosystem after one species disappears?
they are thrown out of balance
100
What do we call organisms that can make their own food from sunlight?
producers
100
Grass is eaten by a rabbit. The rabbit is eaten by a fox. What is this an example of?
food chain
100
When a bird eats a worm, who is the prey?
worm
200
Name 3 abiotic parts of an ecosystem
rocks, water, temperature, sunlight
200
Name 3 biotic parts of an ecosystem.
birds, mammals, fish, insects
200
What word describes all fish, birds, mammals, and other living things living in an environment?
biotic
200
What do we call an animal that catches and eats another animal?
predator
300
What type of organism (producer, consumer or decomposer) is “nature’s recycler?”
decomposer
300
If scientists were studying the plants and animals of an ecosystem but not things like water and rocks, what level of organization would they be studying?
community
300
What do several different populations living together make?
community
300
When a bird eats a worm, who is the predator?
bird
300
In what type of symbiosis do organisms help one another?
mutualism
400
What is the tick, when a tick sucks blood from a dog?
parasite
400
What is the dog, when a tick sucks blood from a dog?