Vocab Scomocab
This is where an organism gets all its needs met.
Habitat
A student says, "I can smell grass cuttings."
This is an___________.
observation
True or False
A community has only one type of species living in it.
false
A tree is abiotic or biotic?
biotic
Put these in order from smallest to largest.
ecosystem, populations, individual, community
individual, population, community, ecosystem
A student says, " They must be cutting the soccer field grass."
This is a(n) ____________________
inference
I flock of geese is called a _________.
population
A decomposing log is abiotic or biotic?
biotic
What is an inference?
An assumption based on past experience. An educated guess.
Another student says, " I read on my barometer that the pressure is dropping, I guess it's going to rain."
This an inference based on her understanding of air pressure and weather.
A flock of geese, a pond and a school of fish is called a(n) ____________.
ecosystem
Name 3 abiotic factors in an ecosystem.
Sun, temperature, water, rocks, accept any 3.
True or False.
A primary consumer gives its energy to a decomposer.
True
A student commented on how many birds she saw at her bird feeder.
This is a ______ observation.
quantitative
True or False
Explain your answer.
A tundra biome in Asia is different from a tundra biome in North America.
False, they are the same because they have similar environments, plant and animals species.
True or false
An ecosystem has abiotic and biotic factors.
Name some of both in a forest ecosystem.
true
Trees, rocks, pond, lake, Sun, flowers, plants, insects etc.
A _________ is at the top of the food web.
A tertiary consumer or 3rd level consumer.
Another student commented on the size of the birds at the bird feeder.
This is a __________ observation.
qualitative
Why is boidiversity healthy for an ecosystem?
An ecosystem that can support many different kinds of species such as producers, consumers and decomposers, means that it is healthy.
Explain how soil can be both abiotic and biotic.
Soil is made of worn down pieces of rocks and minerals, abiotic factors. It also has decomposing matter and decomposers, biotic, in it.