Types of Habitats
_____________ areas in which the vegetation is dominated by a nearly continuous cover of grasses.
Grasslands
Is a specific place where one or many organisms live.
Habitat
This is an animal that is being hunted
Prey
A group of different species that live in the same area.
Community
What does "survival of the fittest" mean?
a. animals that go to the gym most often
b. only the strongest organisms survive
c. only the weakestest organisms survive
b. only the strongest organisms survive
______________ is a large, extremely dry area of land with sparse vegetation. It is one of Earth’s major types of ecosystems, supporting a community of distinctive plants and animals specially adapted to the harsh environment.
Desert
Habitats provide 4 things
Food, Shelter, Water, and Space
This is an animal that hunts other animals for food.
Predator
This shows how energy moves from one organism to another.
Food Chain
Which wetland has trees and water?
a. pond
b. bog
c. swamp
d. fen
c. swamp
___________ is known for large stretches of bare ground and rock and for patchy mantles of low vegetation such as mosses, lichens, herbs, and small shrubs. This surface supports a meagre but unique variety of animals. It is found north of the Article Cirle
Tundra
Plants that create their own food are...
Producers
This is an animal that eats both plans and animals
Omnivore
This is made up of many connected food chains. Changing one part of this affects many other organisms.
Food Web
Which of the following is a decomposer?
a. snake
b. fish
c. dragon fly
d. fungi
d. fungi
_____________ is luxuriant forest, generally composed of tall, broad-leaved trees and usually found in wet tropical uplands and lowlands around the Equator.
Rainforest
This is a plant or animal that eats other animals or plants
This is an animal that eats only meat
Carnivore
Name 2 adaptations animals might have to survive in cold habitats.
thick fur/blubber
white coloring for camouflage
hibernation/migration
snowshoe paws
What is the name of the aquatic habitat that has the most animals living in it?
a. lake
b. pond
c. swamp
d. coral reef
Coral reef
_________ is a complex ecosystem characterized by flooding or saturation of the soil, which creates low-oxygen environments that favour a specialized assemblage of plants, animals, and microbes, which exhibit adaptations designed to tolerate periods of sluggishly moving or standing water.
Wetlands
This helps living things survive in its environment.
Adaptations
This is an animal that only eats plants
Herbivore
Fungi and bacteria breaks down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.
Decomposer
Create a 4-part food chain (NEEDS 1 producer, 2 consumers, and 1 decomposer).
ex. grass -> grasshopper -> frog -> fungi