quariums & Terrariums
Food Web
Organisms
Plants & Animals
Pollution
100
This prefix means "water"
What is "aqua"
100
These are the animals that eat only meat; an example are lions.
What are carnivores
100
These types of organisms break down dead and rotting material.
What are decomposers
100
These are the insects in our terrarium that might attempt an escape if we forgot to put on the lid.
What are crickets
100
An example of this type of pollution is a plastic bottle being thrown on the group
What is Land Pollution
200
This prefix means "land"
What is "terra"
200
These are the animals that eat both plants only; an example is a giraffe.
What are herbivores
200
This type of organism gets energy from eating other plants and/or animals
What are consumers
200
This was the plant that turned the water a slight green color but was hard to see.
What is algae
200
An example of this type of pollution is motor oil being dumped into a river.
What is water pollution
300
These are the animals that eat both plant and meat; an example are humans.
What are omnivores
300
This type of organism creates food using the sun and nutrients from the soil.
What are producers
300
These animals keep the sides of the aquarium clean.
What are snails
300
An example of this type of pollution is carbon dioxide being released from vehicles.
What is air pollution
400
We did this in order to add air to the aquarium water
What is aerate
400
These are the animals that are hunted by meat eating animals.
What is prey
400
Organisms need these four things to survive in an ecosystem.
What are air, water, food, and a habitat.
400
This is the large green plant that we put into our aquarium.
What is elodea
400
This type of precipitation occurs when factories release harmful chemicals into the air.
What is acid rain
500
This non-living material acts as a natural filter in the terrariums.
What is gravel.
500
This word means that organisms rely on each other to survive.
What is "interdependent".
500
This is what flows through organisms in the "circle of life" diagram.
What is energy
500
This is the proper name for "rolly-pollys" or "pillbugs"
What are isopods
500
This is the pH balance of acid rain
What is 2.0-4.0