When one animal eats another which eats another and so
What is a food web?
100
a physical place where a living thing can find food, shelter and other things it needs to survive
What is a habitat?
100
Two adaptations otters have
What are thick fur, webbed feet, large lungs, flapped nostrils, steering tail, etc.?
200
A natural crayfish habitat
What is fresh, moving water like ponds, lakes, rivers, etc. to a crayfish?
200
The part of the water cycle happening in the clouds
What is condensation?
200
an organism that is a "green plant" and makes its own food
What is a producer?
200
The special role that a species plays in an ecosystem
What is a niche?
200
why the southern sea otters are endangered
What is humans hunting them for their thick fur?
300
The hard outer shell of a crayfish or other crustacean.
What is the exoskeleton?
300
During the water cycle the sun heats the Earth, water changes to a gas and rises up to the sky
What is evaporation?
300
one hunts while the other is hunted
Who are predator and prey?
300
Another name for the larger ecosystems spanning the Earth full of many living things, habitats, landforms and such
What is a biome?
300
The reason the southern sea otters are considered a keystone species off the coast of California
What is they eat sea urchins which eat kelp, so they help keep the kelp forest ecosystem in balance?
400
The process when a crayfish sheds its shell in order to grow bigger
What is molting?
400
Two ways the water cycle helps the Earth
What are help plants & crops grow, water for animals, humans etc, glaciers, etc.?
400
a consumer that eats both plants and animals
What is an omnivore?
400
Three adaptations a hawk has
What are feathers to fly, sharp talons to catch prey, hooked beak to pull prey apart, excellent hearing and eyesight, ability to migrate, camoflauge, etc.?
400
food chain with at least four organisms in it from the kelp forest
Answers vary.
500
Two crayfish predators
What are raccoons, heron, humans, bull frogs, etc.?
500
water vapor coming off of trees and plants
What is transpiration?
500
an example of a food chain that would occur in NH (At least four organisms)
Answers vary
500
a community of living things interacting with each other and with their physical environment in a certain area
What is an ecosystem?
500
The reason sea otters need to be protected, keeping the kelp forest in balance.
What is it's the home for many organisms as well as its a food source, plus as a green plant the kelp can absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere which helps humans?