Energy Flow
A consumer is something that gains energy by...
Eating
Which cycle is responsible for ocean water becoming rain?
Water cycle
Name one type of biome.
Desert, rain forest, grassland, deciduous forest, boreal forest, tundra
What are the 2 types of aquatic ecosystem?
Freshwater and marine
What is dispersal?
The spreading of a species
This type of animal only eats meat
Carnivore
The droplets on the outside of your cup on a hot day are called
Condensation
Which biome has many layers?
Rainforest
What zone of the ocean does the anglerfish live in?
Deep zone
Give on example of a dispersal method
Wind water or organisms
An organism that feeds on dead or rotting things
Decomposer
What is the scientific word for rain/snow/hail?
Precipitation
What type of trees are in deciduous forests?
Deciduous trees
What is the name of the zone where mammals go to breathe air?
Surface zone
What is an exotic species?
An organism that is carried to a new place by people
What word describes an organism that eats both plants and animals?
Omnivore
Which two of these cycles are often paired together? Water cycle, oxygen cycle, nitrogen cycle, carbon cycle
Oxygen and carbon cycles
List one way the tundra is similar to the desert.
Only certain organisms can live in each one to the adaptations they have to make
What term describes the place where salt water and freshwater meet?
What is one limit to dispersal?
Climate, competition or physical barriers
What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food web shows multiple food chains within it
What type of organism plays a huge role in the nitrogen cycle?
Decomposers
Biome
Describe the intertidal zone.
The place where waves can be high or low depending on time of day
What is one physical barrier?
water, mountains