Ecosystems and habitats
Name two living things in an ecosystem?
Plants, animals, bacteria, fungi.
How does a cactus adapt to the desert?
It has a thick stem and spines instead of leaves to conserve water.
All food chains begin with a ......
producer/ plant.
Name two things humans use from the ecosystem.
Water, rocks, wood, plants, animals.
Name two animals that live in the forest ecosystem.
Bear, squirrel, fox, wolf, owl, rabbit...
Name two non-living things in an ecosystem.
Water, soil, clouds, sunlight, temperature...
How does a polar bear adapt to the arctic circle?
It has a thick layer of fat and a warm fur coat to keep warm.
Name 2 producers.
Grass, banana plant, fruit, trees, rose bush....
What does deforestation mean?
We cut down too many trees.
Name two animals that live in the rainforest ecosystem.
Snakes, monkeys, spiders, jaguars, gorillas, sloths, iguanas, lemurs...
What is a habitat?
It's where living things live.
How does a stick insect hide from its predators.
It uses camouflage to hide.
Name two consumers.
Tigers, elephants, lions, rabbit, cow, human (all animals).
What does over fishing mean?
We catch too many fish.
Name two animals that live in the desert ecosystem.
Camels, dromedaries, spiders, scorpions, vultures, meerkats....
What does this sentence mean? "Living things coexist".
It means that living things need other living things.
What is camouflage?
The skin is the same colour as the environment.
What do decomposers do?
They break down or decompose dead or decaying animals and plants.
Name two problems that affect animals living in the forest.
The destruction of their habitat, hunting, deforestation, forest fires, contamination...
Name two animals that live in the ocean ecosystem.
Fish, dolphins, whales, seals, turtles, seahorses, octopuses, sharks...
What is an ecosystem?
An ecosystem is living things, their environment and the relationships between them.
What is a predator?
A predator is an animal that eats another animal. For example, a lion is a zebra's predator.
Why are producers called producers? What do they produce?
They are producers because they produce or make their own food using the sun's energy, water, minerals and air in the process called photosynthesis.
Name two problems that affect animals living in the ocean.
Overfishing, pollution, oil spills, plastics in the ocean, habitat destruction....
Name two animals that live in the river ecosystem.
Frogs, ducks, fish, birds, eels, carp, salmon, trout, insects, otters...