Ecosystem Terminology
The place where an organism lives is called a ___________.
What provides energy for all living things?
An animal that hunts and eats other animals is called a________________.
Predator
What is the movement of a whole group of animals from one ecosystem to another ecosystem?
Migration
What do decomposer organisms do?
Break down dead things and waste
One living organism is called an ____________.
Individual
What type of organisms get their energy directly from the sun?
Producers
What is a special partnership in which two species interact with each other over a long period of time?
Symbiosis
The special characteristics or skills that help living things survive in their environments are called_________________.
True or false: Learned behaviors are inherited.
False
What is the living part of an ecosystem?
Community
What represents how energy moves through an ecosystem?
Energy pyramid
A bird making its nest in a tree is an example of ______________ because the tree provides shelter and protection to the bird without being significantly harmed or affected by the bird.
Whenever two or more organisms are trying to use the same resources __________ happens.
Competition
The _______________ consists of all the living organisms and their environment in a certain section of the earth.
All the organisms of the same species that live in an ecosystem is called____________.
Population
True/False: Producers depend on other organisms for food.
False: Consumers depend on other organisms for food.
A bat and a poison pitcher plant have a ______________ relationship because while the pitcher plant provides shelter for the bat, it receives nutrients from the bat’s droppings.
Mutualistic
Name 4 basic needs of all living things.
Food, water, protection, and shelter
What 3 things do plants need for photosynthesis?
Sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water
What is a niche?
It's an organism's specific function or job.
What is a food chain?
The transfer of energy and nutrients through a community.
What is a parasite?
It’s any organism that lives on or in another organism and gets food from that organism.
Why do animals migrate?
To avoid hot or cold weather, to find food or water, or to reproduce or raise young.
What is an omnivore?
A type of organism that eats both plants and animals.