All the living things of the same kind in the same place
100
What does it mean to interact?
To work together
100
Name an example of a decomposer
Mushroom, bacteria
100
Are humans the only living things that can change the environment?
No!
100
List three populations in the NYC ecosystem
Possible answers: people, rats, cats, dogs
200
Match the word to this definition:
the place where a living thing makes its home
Habitat
200
What is an example of a habitat?
Forest, Wetland, Ocean, Coral Reef, Polar Region... etc.
200
Name an example of an omnivore, herbivore, and carnivore
Answers may vary.
200
When a tree falls, what is one way that a living thing is HELPED?
Possible answer: it may provide a habitat or a home for other small animals
200
Suppose that a large number of rabbits leave an ecosystem. What effect might this have on the consumers that eat rabbits?
Because there are now fewer rabbits, less food is available for the consumers to eat. The population size of consumers will probably decrease.
300
Define: decomposer
a living thing that breaks down dead plant and animal matter
300
True or False: Living parts of an ecosystem do not depend on nonliving things
False, they do!
300
In this food chain sun--> tomato plant --> student, how does the student get its energy?
From the tomato plant
300
How can a hurricane harm an ecosystem?
wash away beaches, knock down trees, cause floods, destroy homes, etc.
300
Some animals shed their thick, fur coats in these summer. How does this adaptation help the animals survive in their environment?
Shedding their thick coats helps them stay cooler during the summer
400
Match the word to the definition:
all the populations in the same place
400
How is a population different from a community?
A population is all the living things of the SAME KIND that live in the certain place. A community is all the populations that live in the same place.
Ex: All of the red squirrels in a forest= population
Populations of squirrels, birds and insects that live int he same forest= community
400
Where do producers get their energy?
The sun!
400
What is an animals adaptation to seasonal changes such as when it gets very cold?
Migration or hibernation
400
Suppose that a cool, rainy ecosystem has a very hot, dry summer. What are 2 changes that might occur in the ecosystem.
Plants that need a lot of water will not grow. Animals that feed on the plants might be forced to leave the ecosystem or die out.
500
What does adaptation mean?
a trait that helps a living thing survive in an environment
500
Explain how bears interact with living and nonliving things
Possible answer: Bears eat fish, which are living. Bears swim in water, which is nonliving
500
How are food chains and food webs different?
A food chain shows multiple paths and a food chain only shows one path.
500
Over time, will a forest that was burned by a fire change back to how it was before the fire?
Yes! over time, more plants will grow and the other types of living things that used to live there may return