Predator/Prey
Adaptations
Ecosystems
Food Web/Chains
Raptors
100
an animal that eats meat is called this
What is a carnivore?
100
When animals look like other animals, it is called....
What is mimicry?
100
Living and non-living things that interact in one area
What is an ecosystem?
100
Where the energy comes from support life on Earth......
What is the sun?
100
What are three special adaptations which help us to define a raptor, and separate it from others birds of prey?
What are sharp talons, a hooked upper beak, and outstanding binocular vision! Wow!
200
The proper definition of prey is.....
What is an organism that's killed and eaten by other animals.....
200
Name 3 ecosystems that we could find in Vermont
What is a pond, forest, marsh, lake, stream, swamp, bog, coniferous forest, alpine forest, hardwood forest....
200
The living organism on Earth able to use the sun's energy to make food is called.....
What is a producer (green plants)?
200
The feet of raptors varies in size. Why is this?
The feet of a raptor vary because of the size of its prey...
300
When organisms act together and can change others lives, it's called......
What is to interact
300
Special body parts or behaviors are important for the survival of species. These are called.....
What are adaptations?
300
All of the members of one species living in an area is called....
What is a population?
300
Producers make these, and it's a good thing, because all living things need it to survive....thank you, plants!
What are nutrients?
300
What is special about all raptor's eyelids?
What there is a third membrane that they can use as protection for their eye?
400
Eating dead organisms is something that would be done by this member of a food chain or web.....
What is a scavenger?
400
Sometimes an animal blends in with it's environment. This adaptation is called....
What is camouflage?
400
Name an ecosystem that does NOT exist in our state of Vermont...
Answers could include desert, saltwater, tundra, arctic....
400
Which level of the food pyramid contains the most energy?
What is the bottom, where the producers are.....this level has the most organisms AND the most energy.
400
The vision of raptors is many times better than humans. If a human can see at least 20 feet away......how far away is that in "raptor vision?"
What is 160 feet? (How many times better IS this?)
500
What do we call an organism that eats producers and other organisms in a food chain?
What is a consumer?
500
When an animal has a parasite, that animal is call this...
What is the host?
500
Name an animal that could be found at or near the top of the food pyramid....
What is an eagle, or any top predator.....
500
How many parts does an owl's stomach have?
What is two?
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