Cells
Parts of Ecosystems
Types of Ecosystems
Organism Interactions
Limiting Factors
100
What is a cell?
Smallest living part of a living thing
100
What do all the microorganisms of the SAME species living in the same area make up?
A Population
100
How are ecosystems in the deep sea different from ecosystems in shallow ocean water?
No sunlight reaches deep-sea ecosystems.
100
An animal that eats berries and fish is described as what type of consumer?
Omnivore
100
What is a limiting factor for plants in a desert?
Water
200
Through what part of a cell do materials enter and waste products leave?
Cell membrane
200
What is an example of an abiotic factor in a forest ecosystem?
Sunlight
200
What type of ecosystem is most likely found in South Carolina?
Deciduous forest
200
What would happen if a parasite's host dies?
The parasite loses its food source.
200
Some hawks live in an area where food is abundant. However, the number of hawks is low. What might be limiting the hawk population?
Not enough shelter
300
What is the function of the vacuole?
It stores water, food, and other materials.
300
What do all the populations in an area make up?
Community
300
What ecosystem has fertile soil for growing crops?
Grassland
300
In what order does the food chain go?
Producer --> herbivores --> carnivores
300
What is a limiting factor for animals that need large territories?
Space
400
What is the part of the cell between the cell membrane and the nucleus called?
Cytoplasm
400
What is an interaction between a biotic factor and an abiotic factor in an ecosystem?
A wolf drinks from a stream
400
What is the difference in an estuary and a lake?
An estuary is saltier than a lake.
400
How do predators get their energy?
by eating animals
400
What are the four limiting factors?
Water space food shelter
500
What part of a cell controls how the cell grows, changes and does it job in the body?
nucleus
500
Describe what an ecosystem is.
All of the living and non-living things.
500
How is a lake ecosystem different from a pond ecosystem?
Lakes are less likely to dry up than ponds
500
Give an example of what a decomposer does.
Bacteria returning nutrients to the soil.
500
What is a limiting factor for an elephant?
Space
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