Food Webs
Food webs are made up of multiple, interconnected _______________.
Food Chains
The islands on which orangutans are found are called...
Sumatra and Borneo
The natural home or environment of an organism, where it can find food, shelter, and mates for reproduction.
Habitat
The process through which __________ moves through the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms.
Carbon
Students kill orangutans by eating ___________.
Candy
A ________________ is an organism (such as fungi or bacteria) that breaks down dead plants and animals, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.
Decomposer
Primary food sources for orangutans include...
Figs, Durians, Termites
A species that is at risk of extinction due to a variety of factors like habitat loss, poaching, or climate change.
Endangered Species
Oceans help regulate the Earth's temperature by...
The largest global producer of palm oil.
Indonesia
Orangutans fill the role of ___________ in their rainforest ecosystem.
Primary Consumer
A major threat to orangutan populations includes ________.
The process by which organisms (including plants, animals, and decomposers) release energy from food and produce carbon dioxide and water as byproducts.
Respiration
The Carbon Cycle is often compared to _________.
Oil palms are typically grown on large ____________.
Plantations
Removing orangutans from their ecosystem, would cause...
Decrease in Producers
Plantations threaten orangutans AND their predators _______________.
Natural fuels (like coal, oil, and natural gas) formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals. Burning these fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Fossil Fuels
When animals and plants DO NOT decompose, their carbon is transferred into ___________.
Fossil Fuels
Palm oil is the preferred oil type for many food products because it is the ______________ option.
Healthiest
_______________ are levels in an ecosystem, comprising of organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.
Trophic Levels
Orangutans help maintain balance in their rainforest ecosystem by...
The practice of protecting and preserving ecosystems and species to prevent their extinction and ensure biodiversity is maintained.
Conservation
Carbon from fossil fuels is released back into the atmosphere through the process of ___________.
Combustion
Compared to other plants from which oil is made, oil palms are a preferable crop because they...