Show:
Balanced Ecosystems
Organisms Interacting
Environments Change
Human Impact
Anything Goes
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Every ecosystem must have a _____________ which is the organism that provides the initial source of food

Producer

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A "line" that shows how organisms eat/feed on one another is called a 

Food Chain

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A weather event that causes severe damage to the landscape and biotic factors in an area

Catastrophic Event

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A large place used to dispose of trash/waste and this place is outside

landfill 

100

What is another way to describe the biotic and abiotic factors of an environment 

Ecosystem

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When there is enough food for all organisms, the ecosystem is considered

Balanced
200
Explain how organisms are impacted when one is a parasite.

One organism is hurt and one is benefiting/not hurt (Parasitism) 

200
A natural disaster that starts over water and has high winds and is described as having an "eye"

Hurricane

200

The term used to describe how much Carbon Dioxide each person produces in our daily lives

Carbon Footprint
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The animal that hunts/eats other animals

Predator 

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A meadow has too many rabbits. What would help balance this ecosystem?

Increase the predators for the rabbits 

300

When water is severely polluted, the biotic factors inside the water run the risk of 

dying 

300

When animals change or develop features to help them survive in the ecosystem 

Adaptation / Adapt 

300
To help cut down on wasting resources, we follow the 3 Rs, which are Reduce, Reuse and _________

Recycle 

300

The gradual heating up of the earth

Global Warming

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The organism that breaks down dead material is called the 

Decomposer 

400
What is one example where organisms live together and help each other?
Egyptian Plover and Crocodile, Lichens, or Bacteria and your stomach
400

When developers cut down trees and build on land, they are removing an animals _________________

Habitat 

400
What is waste that causes diseases called?
Hazardous Waste
400

The 4 rules of THIS classroom

1. Follow Directions

2. Be Respectful

3. Mind Your Business

4. Be Honest

500

What playground equipment could you think of when talking about ecosystems in balance?

A see-saw

500
What is an example of a parasitic relationship?
Flea on a dog, botfly, mistletoe on a tree, or Asian long-horned beetle larvae in a tree
500

Why are hawks and an owls able to eat without much competition for food when they are hunting?

One hunts at night, and the other hunts during daytime.

500

The type of pollution that is created from a loud music or a marching band is called

Noise Pollution 

500

Why did the United States establish national parks?

to preserve nature's beauty and habitats of plants and animals