WHAT
This is the study of all of God's creations and how they interact with each other
ecology
Name one producer.
trees, grasses, ferns, algae, flowers
The source of all energy
the sun
Name one decomposer.
worms, bacteria, flies, mushrooms, snails
a place or home where specific animals and plants live is called this.
habitat
This is the term used for living things.
biotic
Name one type of freshwater biomes.
still-water
fresh-water
wetlands
Name one abiotic stressor.
fires, flood, drought, tornado, earthquakes
The largest group of consumers that only eats plants.
Herbivores
if a polar bear is at the top of a food pyramid, what organism would be at the bottom?
seaweed or other producers
this is the layer of frozen ground in the tundra biome
permafrost
This is the term used for non-living things.
abiotic
This category of living things cannot produce their own food and must eat in order to create energy.
consumers
a partially enclosed body of water with at least one stream or river flowing into it
estuary
When 2 or more food chains interconnect it is called this.
Food web
Bees are so essential that many other species would become extinct without them. For this reason they are called this.
2 words K_____ S_______
keystone species
When a producer turns sunlight into food it is called this process.
photosynthesis
The top predator in a food chain is called this.
apex predator
All the moose in one area make up the _____________ of that area.
population
This type of consumer eats meat as well as plants.
omnivores
All living things are divided into these 3 categories.
producers, consumers, decomposers
This type of consumers only eat meat.
carnivores
When 2 living things benefit each other in a relationship, it is called this.
mutualism
When brand-new land is formed and new living organisms begin to grow on bare rock surface is called this.
primary succession
When one organism benefits and the other organism is harmed or killed it is called this.
parasitism