Parts of an Ecosystem
Everything that surrounds a living thing is its ________.
Environment
Page 71
Low land that is often covered by water is a(n) __________.
Wetland
Page 86
__________ ecosystems include lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams.
Fresh water
Page 86
Name 3 animals that can be found in the desert.
Lizard, rattlesnake, bobcat.
Pages 78-79
Name the famous wetland found in Florida that is known as the "river of grass".
Page 86
All the populations living in the same place form a(n) __________.
Community
Page 74
An ecosystem with hot days and little rain is a(n) _________.
Desert
Page 78
Many grasses grow well in a __________ because they have deep roots.
Grassland
Page 76
Name 3 animals that can be found in tropical forests.
Woolly monkeys, rainbow lorikeets, spiders, bats, beetles, palm viper.
Pages 84-85
What do food chains begin with?
The sun
Page 106
All the living and nonliving things that interact in an area form a(n) ____________.
Page 72
The _______ is a cold, dry land ecosystem.
Tundra
Spruce, fir, and pine are found in a __________.
Coniferous forest
Page 82
Name 2 animals that live in a grassland.
Grasshopper and bison
Page 77
What is a coral reef made out of?
Coral!
Page 89
All the living things of the same kind that live in the same place at the same time are a ___________.
Population
Page 74
For part of the year, sunlight reaches the floor of the __________.
Deciduous forest
Page 82
Most life is found within the top 200 meters of the _________ ecosystem.
Saltwater
Page 88
Name 3 animals that live in a tundra.
Caribou, wolves, ducks, geese, swans, hares, and lemmings
Pages 80-81
What forms when fresh water from the river mixes with salt water from the ocean?
Salt marshes
Page 88
Name 4 nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
Sun's rays, air, water, and soil.
Page 71
The ___________ has huge numbers of insects.
Tropical forest
Page 84
The huge coral reef along the eastern coast of Australia is the ___________.
Great Barrier Reef
Page 89
Name 3 animals that live in a wetland.
Fish, birds, bears, manatees, alligators
Pages 86-87
Name the 3 land ecosystems that have very few trees.
Desert, tundra, and grassland
Pages 76, 78, and 80