Ecosystems and Communities
An ________ is a group of living and nonliving things that interact in a certain place.
ecosystem
Energy in an ecosystem always starts with _____.
sunlight
Different types of consumers have different body ______.
structures
Plants and animals both have special features that can help them survive in their environment called ______.
adaptations
Name the producer: rabbit, tree, fungi, deer, wolf, bear, bacteria, monkey, grass.
tree, grass
The ecosystem helps support the ________, or living things, found within it.
organisms
Organisms that capture sunlight energy to make food energy are called ______.
producers
_______ have long teeth that can pierce skin and rip apart meat.
Carnivores
Some common _____ adaptations are waxy leaves, thick bark, and attractive fruit to disperse seeds.
plant
Name the herbivore: rabbit, tree, fungi, deer, wolf, bear, bacteria, monkey, grass.
rabbit, deer
An ecosystem is made up of both _____ and ________ things.
Living and nonliving
_________ takes water, sunlight, and carbon dioxide and turns it into glucose, a sugar.
Photosynthesis
________ also have jaws that can move side to side to help their grinding function.
Herbivores
Some common ______ adaptations are webbed feet, fur thickness, and hibernation.
animal
Name the carnivore: rabbit, tree, fungi, deer, wolf, bear, bacteria, monkey, grass.
wolf
The living parts of an ecosystem are called _____ factors.
biotic
________ are organisms that must eat to obtain energy.
Consumers
Herbivores also have a special _______ in their stomachs and longer digestive tracts.
chemical
_______ is the interaction of organisms that live close to each other.
Symbiosis
Name the omnivore: rabbit, tree, fungi, deer, wolf, bear, bacteria, monkey, grass.
bear, monkey
The nonliving parts of an ecosystem are called ______ factors.
abiotic
Herbivores only eat _____. Carnivores eat only _____. _________ eat both plants and animals.
plants, meat, Omnivores
Herbivores have broad flat teeth called ____.
molars
________ is when both organisms benefit from the relationship. _______ is when one organism benefits and the other is not helped or harmed. ______ is when one organism benefits and the other is harmed.
Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism
Name the decomposer: rabbit, tree, fungi, deer, wolf, bear, bacteria, monkey, grass.
fungi, bacteria