Habitats
What is a habitat?
The place where an organism lives.
What word means something that is alive?
Living
What is an organism that makes its own food called?
A producer
What do we call a group of the same kind of organism living in one area?
A population
What does stewardship mean?
Taking care of and protecting the environment.
Name three things an organism can get from its habitat
Any 3: food, water, air, shelter, space, suitable conditions.
What word means a living part of an ecosystem?
Biotic
What is an organism that gets energy by eating other organisms called?
A consumer
What do we call all the different populations living together in an area?
A community
Name one way people can help protect habitats.
Examples: reduce waste, clean up litter, conserve water, protect plants/animals.
What does shelter provide for an organism?
Protection from weather, predators, and other dangers.
What word means a non-living part of an ecosystem?
Abiotic
In Sun → Grass → Rabbit → Fox, which organism is the producer?
Grass
Ten rabbits living in the same meadow are an example of what?
A population
Why is it important to protect habitats?
Living things depend on habitats to meet their needs and survive.
Why might two different animals need different habitats?
They have different needs for food, water, shelter, space, or conditions
Is sunlight biotic or abiotic?
Abiotic
What do the arrows in a food chain show?
The direction the energy is moving
Rabbits, foxes, grasshoppers and birds living in the same meadow are an example of what?
A community
What can happen to a food web if one population disappears?
Other populations can be affected because the organisms are connected.
A polar bear would have difficulty surviving in a desert. Why?
The desert does not provide the suitable conditions/resources a polar bear needs.
A pond contains fish, frogs, water, rocks and plants. Name two biotic and two abiotic parts.
Biotic: fish, frogs, plants. Abiotic: water, rocks.
What is the main difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food chain shows one pathway of energy; a food web shows many connected food chains.
What is the difference between a population and a community?
A population contains one species; a community contains different populations/species living together.
Many Indigenous perspectives teach that humans are part of the natural world rather than separate from it. How could this idea affect the way we treat habitats?
We have a responsibility to respect, care for and protect the land and living things.