Vocabulary
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Ecosystems
Food Chains
Beneficial or Harmful?
100
One tadpole is an example of what?
A single living thing: organism.
100
When populations of bluegill and populations of tadpoles and populations of cattails live in the same happy pond, what is this an example of?
A community (different populations living in the same area).
100
Define ecosystem.
When a community of different populations of organisms interact with non-living things in their environment, an ECOSYSTEM is formed.
100
All food chains begin with the __________.
SUN.
Oh, my word, the Sun.
100
Beneficial or Harmful?
Carving initials onto a tree.
HARMFUL
200
Different __________ of organisms living together form a community.
Populations
200
Define producers and consumers.
PRODUCERS: produce or make their own food and energy from the Sun. (plants)
CONSUMERS: have to consume or eat a plant or animal for food and energy. (humans, animals)
200
Describe a POND ecosystem.
*A pond ecosystem is a watery (aquatic) environment. It has water, mud, sunlight, air, shelter and temperature. Some plants and animals live in water all or part of their lives. Others may not live in the water but depend on the plants and animals that do to survive.
200
Producers are typically the SECOND link in food chains, why?
The first link is the Sun. Producers are the second link, because they produce energy/food from the Sun.
200
Beneficial or Harmful?
Harvesting deer in season.
BENEFICIAL.
300
Aquatic means what?
Relating to water.
Example: fish, seaweed, algae, aquarium
300
Describe the difference between predator and prey.
PREDATORS: animals that hunt other animals.
PREY: animals that are hunted by other animals.
300
Describe a FOREST ecosystem.
*A forest ecosystem has lots of large trees that love the sun. Also lots of small trees, shrubs, vines and other shade-loving plants live with animals that depend on the air, water, shelter, light and air of the forest.
300
What role do predators and prey fill in a food chain?
They pass energy up through the food chain.
300
Beneficial or Harmful?
Hike or bike on a trail.
BENEFICIAL
400
What are the three main type of consumers and their differences?
HERBIVORE: eats only plants.
CARNIVORE: eats only meat/other consumers.
OMNIVORE: eats both plants and meat.
400
Features allow for organisms to survive and thrive in their ecosystem is _________?
Specialized structure or adaptations.
Example: Thread-like roots help a duckweed adapt to survive in the watery environment of a pond ecosystem.
400
Describe a PRAIRIE ecosystem.
*Huge grasslands with many types of clump grasses and wildflowers are part of a prairie ecosystems. Animals of the prairie depend on these plants and non-living things for food, shelter, light and air.
400
Which organisms are PREY and which are PREDATORS in the following food chain:
Sun 
PREY: cicada nymph, young turkey
PREDATOR: young turkey, Texas rattlesnake
400
Beneficial or Harmful?
Ride ATVs off a trail or in a steam.
HARMFUL
500
How do you know something is considered a living thing?
It can grow and reproduce.
500
This isn't really a vocabulary term, but I didn't know where else to put it, sorry.
List the SIX basic needs plants need to live.
Air, Space, Nutrients, Sunlight, Water (H2O), Temperature.
500
Why are non-living things important to living things in an ecosystem?
*Living organisms need non-living things in order to survive in their ecosystem. Living organisms need water and air. Some use the rocks for shelter and plants use the minerals from the soil for growth.
500
What would happen if the cicada nymphs died out of the ecosystem?
Sun
*Young turkeys would have less food and die. The rattlesnake will have less turkeys to eat will die or have to move to another ecosystem to survive. Roots will overgrow.
FOOD CHAINS ARE AFFECTED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WHEN A LINK IS MISSING.
500
Beneficial or Harmful?
Trapping a nuisance animal.
BENEFICIAL.
Nuisance = annoying, hurting the area.