VOCABULARY
VOCABULARY
ENERGY PYRAMID
ADAPTATIONS
LIFE SCIENCE FACTS
100
Smallest unit of life?
Cell
100
Which is NOT a learned behavior?
a. hibernation b. migration c. hunting
100
Which of the following animals is a herbivore?
a. grizzly bear b. cow c. lion
100
What is an adaptation that helps an animal hide from predators?
a. migration b. extinction c. camouflage
100
Herbivores and omnivores both eat what other living thing?
a. producers b. consumers c. decomposers
200
Nucleus
What is the control center for the cell?
200
An animal that sleeps during winter is called _______________.
hibernation
200
Which sequence correctly shows how energy flows among these four organisms?
a. grass > rabbit > fox > hawk b. grass > fox > rabbit > hawk c. fox > hawk > grass > rabbit
200
_________________ is behavior that an animal is born with.
a. instinct b. camouflage c. extinction
200
Which type consumer is always at the top of a food chain?
a. herbivore b. omnivore c. carnivore
300
What allows plants to make their own food?
Chloroplasts
300
What is the name for animals that do not have backbones?
invertebrates
300
______________ are helpful in the food chain because they break down the remains of other organisms and add nutrients to the soil.
a. producers b. consumers c. decomposers
300
Which of the following is an adaptation that allows animals to survive during cold weather?
a. predation b. wings c. hibernation
300
How are a horse and a squirrel ALIKE?
a. Both are predators b. Both are consumers c. Both are decomposers
400
The second part of an organism's scientific name is its?
Species
400
An earthworm belongs to what kingdom?
Arthropods
400
As you move up the levels of an energy pyramid, the number of living things decreases? Why?
a. The amount of sunlight decreases. b. There is not enough water in the environment for a large number of living things. c. The amount of energy available to living things decreases.
400
When a skunk is frightened by a predator. It sprays a foul smelling liquid. This is an example of
a. an adaptation b. migration c. extinction
400
What is the job of the mushrooms in an ecosystem?
a. to reduce the predators in the area b. to break down dead plants and animals c. to make their own food
500
Which word describes the ability for animals to survive in their environment?
Adaptation
500
A snail is a type of ____________
mollusks
500
What is the role of fungi in an ecosystem?
a. to reduce predators in the area b. to capture the sun's energy c. to break down dead plants and animals
500
Traveling south in search of food or place to reproduce.
a. migration b. adaptation c. vertebrates
500
Which term includes herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores?
a. producers b. consumers c. decomposers
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