What is an Ecosystem?
All living and nonliving things and the environment in which they interact is called an ______________.
Ecosystem
Several food chains linked together is a food _________.
web
In a frog's food chain would it include a fox, a garter snake or a grasshopper?
grasshopper
Which of these would be a cause of change in an ecosystem: a cloudy day, light wind or not enough rain?
not enough rain
Why were there no carnivores before the Fall?
The Bible teaches us in Genesis 1 that God created people and animals to eat only plants.
True or False: All populations, communities, and habitats make up an ecosystem.
True
True or false: A living thing that makes its own food and gets its energy directly from the sun is called a consumer.
False
Which of these is a herbivore: fox, snake or a grasshopper?
grasshopper
An example of a characteristic that helps an organism survive in a changed ecosystem is which of these three: a camel storing fat in a drought, a fish breathing in water or a squirrel making a nest in a tree?
a camel storing fat in a drought
Part 1: What is one way people can take care of the earth when they go fishing?
People can limit the amount of fish they catch to only what they need.
Living things grow, develop, interact, and _____________ with things around them.
reproduce
A pineapple plant is a _____________.
producer
Which of these are an omnivore: fox, grasshopper or plant?
fox
Fish and berries are resources that meet a bear's need for_______________.
Food
Part 2: Use the Bible's teaching to support how people can take care of the earth when they go fishing.
God wants us to wisely use the resources He has given us; when people make wise changes to ecosystems, they glorify God.
An ecosystem stays balanced when ___________ control population sizes.
predators
When one part of the food web changes, it affects ________ the web.
all of
Which of these is a carnivore: fox, grasshopper or snake?
snake
Why would a deer survive well when the temperature gets colder?
The deer has charactersitics to grow thick fur to keep itself warm.
What are the advantages animals have by living together in groups?
They can find food more easily. They can protect themselves and their offspring from preators. They can also be more protected from the cold.
There is competition between animals when they share the same limited ____________.
resource
A food chain is the movement of ____________ from one living thing to another thing.
energy
Of these three, which is a producer in a food web: fox, grasshopper or plant?
plant