Category 1
a group of living and non living things that live and interact in the same environment
ecosystem
an organism that eats plants or other animals for food
consumer
a sequence that shows how organisms use other organisms as food
food chain
When many ____ ______ connect, they form a food web.
food chains
a living thing
organism
an animal hunted by another animal for food
prey
explain consumers and producers in an environment
producers create their own energy from the sun like plants then consumers obtain that energy by eating other producers or consumers
Scientists count the number of deer in one area to study the __________
population
the act of continuing to live
survival
a change that helps an animal survive when its environment changes
adaptation
a system of several food chains that are connected
food web
Growing thicker fur in the winter is an __________ that helps animals stay warm
adaptation
A(n) ________ can be as small as an ant and as large as a giraffe.
organism
the total number of one kind of organism living in the same environment
population
A ____ ___ shows how several food chains connect.
food web
Every living thing must find food, water, and shelter for ________
survival
A desert _________ includes animals, plants, and non-living things that work together
ecosystem
the interaction of different populations living in the same environment
community
The worm is ____ for a bird
prey
How do producers and consumers depend on each other in a food chain?
Producers and consumers depend on each other because producers give food to consumers, and consumers help producers by keeping the environment healthy. (answers will vary)