Vocabulary
What do we call all the nonliving things in an ecosystem?
environment
When one part of a food web changes, is part of it affected, or is the whole food web affected?
The whole food web is affected.
Which living things eat only animals?
carnivores
What do we call an animal that hunts other animals?
predator
If a fox eats a rabbit, is the rabbit the prey or the predator?
Prey
What do we call the place where a living thing has the food, water, and shelter that it needs?
habitat
Do ecosystems always stay the same, or always change?
They always change.
Which living things break down dead things and wastes?
decomposers
What do we call an animal that is hunted by another animal?
prey
If a bird eats a grasshopper, is the bird the prey or the predator?
Predator
What do we call all the different living things in an ecosystem?
community
Does the number of living things that can live in an ecosystem depend on the resources available, or the predators available?
The resources available.
Which living things eat both plants and animals?
omnivores
What do we call living things that make their own food, including plants?
producers
Is grass a producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Producer
What do we call all the living things of the same kind that live in an ecosystem?
population
A food web is made up of several ___________ linked together.
What do we call animals and people that need to eat to get energy?
consumers
What are the three characteristics of all living things?
They grow and develop.
They reproduce.
They interact with their surroundings.
Is a mushroom a producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Decomposer
What do we call all the living and nonliving things in one area?
ecosystem
Which living things eat only plants?
herbivores
Is a fox a producer, consumer, or decomposer?
Consumer