Mystery
Is a pineapple plant a:
consumer,decomposer, or producer?
producer
Fish and berries are resources that meet a bear's need for __________.
Food
How does an ecosystem stay balanced?
predators control population sizes in an ecosystem.
A __________ is a place where a living thing lives
A food chain is the movement of_____________ from one living thing to another living thing.
energy
A cave is a resource that meets a bear's need for_________.
Shelter
What 3 things make up an ecosystem?
Habitats, Communities, Populations.
A ________ is all the living things in one area.
community
If one part of the food web changes, does it affect all, or part, of the web?
all
A living thing that makes its own food and gets its energy directly from the sun is a __________.
producer
Can a lack of rain cause a change in an ecosystem?
Yes
What word describes something that only eats plants?
herbivore
Do living, or nonliving, things grow, develop, reproduce, and interact with things around them?
Living things
A living thing that gets its energy by eating other living things is a __________.
consumer
There is _________ between animals when they share the same limited resource.
competition
What word describes something that only eats other animals?
carnivore
A camel storing fat in a drought is an example of a characteristic helping an organism survive in a changed ecosystem.
True or False?
True
A living thing that breaks down dead things and wastes is a ___________.
decomposer
____________ is all living things of one kind that live in one area.
Population
What word describes something that eats both plants and animals?
omnivore