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Inherited Traits and Behaviors
Organism Traits
Ecosystems
Food Chains and Webs 1
Food Chains and Webs 2
100

Give an example of an animal instinct / instinctual trait.

Examples include: being able to swim at birth, holding breath underwater for a long time, barking at unknown people or animals 

100

True or False: A hummingbird's fast moving wings is an inherited trait.

True

100

What are two abiotic factors in a forest ecosystem?

Air (oxygen), dirt / soil, water, temperature / weather / climate, rocks
100
Plants are part of this type of organism that makes its own food.
What is a producer?
100

What is the source of all energy in a food web?

The sun

200

This is a characteristic that is passed down from parents to their offspring, such as body covering or eye color..

Inherited trait

200

The science name for a body part that does a certain job for an organisms. (Example: webbed feet)

What is a structure?

200

What are three biotic factors in a forest ecosystem?

Any plant or animal 

200
This type of organism eats other organisms to get food energy.
What is a consumer?
200
This is a carnivore that hunts, catches, and eats other animals.
What is a predator?
300

Give an example of an acquired trait

A scar, a hole in a plant leaf, etc.

300

True or False: A puppy coming when the owner calls its name is an instinctive behavior.

False - learned behavior

300

Give an example of two biotic factors INTERACTING in a desert ecosystem.

Must involve two plants or two animals or a combination of plants and animals

300
Rabbits and mice are examples of this type of organism that eats only plants.
What is an herbivore?
300
These are animals that are hunted, caught, and eaten by another animal.
What is a prey?
400

Give an example of a learned behavioral trait that a pet dog might have.

Fetching a ball, "sit" on command, barking at the doorbell

400
What is the function of an animal's webbed feet?

Good for swimming

400

Give an example of one abiotic and one biotic factor INTERACTING in a desert ecosystem.

Must involve an abiotic factor (air, soil, water, temperature, rocks) and a living thing

400
Lions, Tigers, and Killer Whales are examples of this type of consumer that eats only meat.
What is a carnivore?
400

How do producers help consumers in a food web?

Many consumers eat / get energy from producers.
500

Ants living in a large group can share the work of getting food. <--- This is an example of what? 

Instinctive behavior

500
Bears are famous for this adaptation, in which they sleep for a long period of time, like winter.
What is hibernation?
500

What is one way humans can NEGATIVELY affect an ecosystem?

Pollution, habitat destruction, endangering animals / species 

500
Humans and bears are examples of this type of consumers that eats both plants and animals.
What is an omnivore?
500

Mushroom and earthworms are part of this group of consumers that breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals.

What is a decomposer?