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"Individual" means how many?
one
Sunlight, rocks, soil, and water are examples of what?
Abiotic factors
a living thing that makes its own food
producer
What type of resource CANNOT be replaced?
Nonrenewable
Landfill
What does it mean if an ecosystem is diverse?
There are many different kinds of things in it
a group of deer + a group of squirrels + a group of bears is called a ______.
community
a living thing that feeds on the wastes of plants and animals
decomposer
What is it called when big-companies chop down all of the trees in a given ecosystem?
Deforestation
What structure is used to harvest energy from the wind?
Wind turbine
What is the definition of stability?
balance in an ecosystem
a place that meets a plant/animals basic needs
habitat
What is it called when an ecosystem goes a prolonged period of time with an abnormally low amount of rainfall?
drought
What type of resource is the chair you are sitting in?
Man-made resource
What is the word for when we manage our resources wisely?
Conservation
One process by which miners harvest coal
Strip-Mining
Name the four basic needs of a plant
Light, carbon dioxide, water, nutrients
What does this symbol mean (->) in a food chain?
Energy being transferred
Organisms have one of three choices to make when their ecosystem is unsuitable to be lived in anymore. Name the three options.
Move, Adapt, or Die
If hawks eat snakes, snakes eat rabbits, and rabbits eat grass, what would be the correct food chain?
Grass -> Rabbits -> Snakes -> Hawks
fossil fuels
A diagram that shows how energy is passed from one organism to another is called a...
food chain
Here is an example of a food chain:
Sun -> Grass -> Rabbit-> Fox -> Fungi
What is the first-level consumer?
Fox
What is it called when a human hunts illegally for financial gain?
Poaching
What is the term for when an ecosystem naturally fights back in response to being destroyed?
Succession