Vocabulary
Ecosystems
Food Webs
Type of Diet
Miscellaneous
100
What does Abiotic mean?
Non-living things in an ecosystem
100
Name three organisms within our ecosystem.
People, birds, grass, trees, dogs, ants, insects
100
Name Producers in the food web.
Tree, plants, grass
100
What is a producer?
Name an example.
An organism that creates its own food
Plant, tree, flower, grass
100
What is the 8th planet from the sun?
Neptune
200
What is a population in science?
A group of the same species of organisms in a given area.
200
Name three different types of ecosystems we learned about.
Tundra, desert, forest, marine or ocean, city, rainforest
200
If the eagle were to die off, what would happen to the ecosystem?
The snake and frog populations would increase.
The deer population would decrease.
The mouse population would decrease because there would be more snakes which would then eat all the mice
The grasshopper population would decrease.
200
What is it called when an organism eats both plants and animals?
Omnivore
200
What are the three types of consumers?
Carnivore, Herbivore, Omnivore
300
What is an ecosystem?
a community of interacting living organisms and the physical environment that they live in
300
What would happen to the ecosystem if there was a flood?
The animals would have to leave, they could die, the river would knock over trees, excess water
300
If the zooplankton were to die off, how would this effect the Tuna?
The small fish would not have anything to eat, so they would die off as well causing the tuna to also not have anything to eat and will die off causing a chain reaction that will also effect the shark and seabird.
300
Name the three main decomposers.
BMW-
Bacteria,Mushroom, EarthWORM
300
Name the steps of the water cycle beginning with Evaporation
Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Run-off, Ground Water, Accumulation
400
Name 3 examples of Abiotic Factors.
water, sun, rocks, sand, snow, wind
400
How do we as humans contribute positively and negatively to our ecosystem?
Positive-grow food, make ponds and lakes, make habitats for animals, take care of sick animals, use science to make discoveries and learn of the world
Negative-contribute to pollution, deforestation, littering, wasteful
400
Based on the food web, classify which category of consumer the lizard falls into.
Carnivore
400
True or false. Humans are not always classified as omnivores because humans do not always eat meat.
False. Even if an individual chooses to only eat plants, our bodies were made to digest and process meat and plants.
400
Which type of fossil fuel is made from ancient plants?
Coal
500
What is an interaction in science and give an example of a Abiotic-Biotic interaction.
Interaction- the way living and nonliving things affect, act on, or depend on each other
Sun-plant
water-deer. Lizard on rock
500
Label the ecosystem as biotic or abiotic.
1. Biotic
2. Biotic
3. Biotic
4. Abiotic
5. Abiotic
6. Abiotic
500
Organize the organisms into a food chain and classify them into their catagory of diet.
Rabbit, carrot, coyote, sun
Sun-Abiotic non-organimsm>Carrot-Producer>Rabbit-Herbivore>Coyote-Omnivore or Carnivore is acceptable
500
Categorize the organism based on the food web.
Frog, deer, tree, eagle
Frog-Carnivore
Deer-Herbivore
Tree-Producer
Eagle-Carnivore
500
If the sun is setting, which direction would your shadow be? North, West, South, or East?
East