Magnificent Mammals
Ecology
True or False
Bonus
100
I am a mammal, but I lay eggs...
I'm a platypus!
100
True or False: An ecosystem is a community system where living and non-living things interact and work together.
TRUE
100
Ecosystems are inside of biomes
True
100
What are tropical grasslands sometimes called?
Savannahs
200
How are mammals different from birds and reptiles?
Mammals produce milk for their young, have fur or hair, and give live birth.
200
What is the foundation (the beginning) of the food web/chain? Give some examples.
Producers such as grass, flowers, and trees!
200
Decomposers are the foundation of the food web
false
200
Lions typically live in which biome?
Temperate grasslands or Savannahs
300
What is a scavenger?
An animal that eats what it did not kill (dead things)!
300
Name the difference between an Abiotic and a Biotic factor of an ecosystem?
Abiotic is the nonliving factor (sunlight, water, air, temperature).
Biotic is the living factors (plants, animals, humans, insects).
300
The energy pyramid begins with producers at Troph Level 2
False! it begins at troph level 1
300
What are the three main factors in the BIOTIC part of an ecosystem?
producers, consumers, and decomposers.
400
What does it mean when an animal species is 'endangered'?
They are at risk of going extinct.
400
Which biome is flat and treeless, and very cold?
Tundra
400
The Grasslands have 2 different types. Tropical and Temperate
True!
400
What does S.W.A.T. stand for?
Special Weapons and Tactics
500
TRUE OR FALSE: Marine Mammals are cold-blooded and need live in warm waters.
FALSE.
500
Name four biomes.
Grasslands (Tropical and Temperate), Tundra, Desert (Semi Arid, and Arid), wetlands, Forest, aquatic (or marine)
500
Death Valley is the largest desert in the world
False
500
Name 2 biomes and some ecosystems you may find there.
Wetlands: swamps and ponds
Grasslands: Trees and waterholes
etc...