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What is photosynthesis?
It allows plants to produce food.
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What is a habitat?
A habitat is the place in which animals can live.
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What is ecology?
The study of living and nonliving things working together in the environment.
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What is always at the end of the food chain and what do they do?
Decomposers break down organisms and recycle nutrients back into the food web.
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What do the roots provide the plant with?
They provide plants with water.
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What is one biome and its characteristics?
Acrtic taiga tundra temperate forest tropical rainforest grassland desert
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What was the name of the perch that was overpopulated and changed the food web in Lake Victoria?
Nile Perch.
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Describe one abiotic and biotic relationship in this classroom.
Students need air to live. Students need light to see. Students need space in the classroom. Various other examples...
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How are the following animals placed in a food chain: Eagle Flower Insect Squirrel Bacteria
Flower --> Insect --> Squirrel --> Eagle --> Bacteria
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What is the biome that we live in? Give examples of how you know.
Temperate forest - we have four seasons, maple and oak trees, fertile soil, many animals and plants, adequate water.
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What is the organism called the only eats producers?
Primary consumers or herbivores.
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Why do we draw the arrows like this in a food chain? Flowers --> Insects --> Squirrels --> Eagle --> Bacteria
It shows how energy is being transferred to animals.
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What do owls eat and how do we know this?
They eat small rodents, which we know because we found bones in owl pellets, which is food that they regurgitate.
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What would happen if an animal became extinct from a food web?
It would affect the whole food web. Certain animals would no longer be able to eat, which may cause them to die or eat other animals, including themselves. Certain animals are not going to be hunted, which means that there may be too many of those animals.
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Can biomes change? Why or why not?
Yes biomes can change. They can change naturally over time or they can change because of humans.