How Organisms Interact
What is the scientific term for a living thing?
An organism
What is the word for an environment that provides the things a specific animal needs to live, grow and reproduce?
A habitat
What are some examples of ecosystems?
A forest, a swamp, a backyard, a puddle, etc.. Any community of organisms and their physical environment interacting together.
What is a nonliving part of an organism's habitat called?
Abiotic factor
Give an example of a decomposer.
Fungi, bacteria, termites, etc.
Why do organisms live in different habitats?
Organisms have different needs for survival and reproduction
What two types of factors do organisms interact with in an environment?
Abiotic and Biotic factors
What is a living, or once was living, part of an organism's habitat called?
Biotic Factor
Multiple Choice: Plants are categorized as
a) decomposer b) producer c) consumer
(explain why you choose your answer)
"b" producer because they make their own food
What are the three things that organisms need in their environment to survive?
Food, water, and shelter
What are 3 abiotic factors that you might find in your environment
Options: Air, water, sunlight, soil, rocks, temperature, wind, rain, gravel, sand, furniture, clothing, toys, TV, fridge
True or False: Bacteria found in soil is an example of a biotic factor
True
Animals take in this and exhale this when they breathe
Take in Oxygen and release carbon dioxide
How would a polar bear's habitat look compared to a macaw's habitat?
N/A
A _____ is a type of land ecosystem that gets very little rain.
Desert
True of False: Dead plants are abiotic factors
False
Dead plants are biotic factors because they were once alive
This process describes how plants make food, by taking in carbon dioxide, sunlight and water
Photosynthesis
What is the major difference between a habitat and ecosystem?
A habitat refers to one animal's home. An ecosystem refers to multiple animals' homes.
Multiple Choice: What do we call a group of individuals belonging to the same species and living in the same area?
a) population b) ecosystem c) community
a) population
True or False: Oxygen is an abiotic factor that all organisms need to survive.
False
Some bacteria and single celled organisms can live without oxygen. We call these organisms anaerobic.