A group of organisms of the same kind living in an area is a
What is population
100
What is a producer? Need a definition and an example
What is an organism that makes its own food. Example determined by teacher
100
Which of the following is a producer? (Deer, grass, hawk, dog)
What is grass
200
All the living and non-living things in an environment and the many ways they interact.
What is an ecosystem
200
An animal that only eats plants
What is an herbivore
200
There are 5 major types of ecosystems, can you name 3?
What is Tundra, rain forest, desert, grassland, wetland.
200
What is a consumer? Need a definition and an example.
What is an organism that eats other organisms for survival.
200
Where does the energy come from in a food web/chain.
What is the sun
300
All the members of one species that live in an area
What is a population
300
The diagram that shows the amount of energy that flows from producers to consumers.
What is the energy pyramid
300
Describe the tundra region
The tundra is cold and dry. it is covered with snow year round and the ground is frozen solid. Trees and other vegetation cannot grow here. Arctic foxes, caribou, and other animals with fur thrive here.
300
List the three types of consumers and an example of each.
What is Herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore. Teacher will determine if examples are correct.
300
What is passed along in the food chain?
energy
400
An animal that eats only meat
What is a carnivore
400
the system of overlapping food chains in which the flow of energy branches out in many directions
What is food web
400
Describe the desert ecosystem
The desert ecosystem is the driest ecosystem. Animals and plants that live here must be adapted to living with little water and food. Animals and plants in the ecosystem are cacti, coyotes, snakes, and lizards.
400
If there was a disease that killed a majority of the producers in an ecosystem, explain what would happen to the HERBIVORES.
What is they would have little to no food and would die.
400
Which of the following organisms is most likely to be at the top of the food chain/ web. (rabbit, squirrel, maple tree, mountain lion)
What is mountain lion.
500
An animal that eats both meat and vegetables/plants
What is an omnivore
500
the transfer of energy from one organism to another by eating and being eaten.
What is the food web
500
list 3 living and non-living things in a rainforest/forest ecosystem
What is teacher will verify
500
Can there be only carnivores in an ecosystem?
What is no an ecosystem needs a producer to absorb the sunlight.
500
What is a decomposer? Why are they important?
A decomposer is an organism (like an earthworm) that breaks down animal waste. They are important because they give the soil nutrients.