The Water Cycle
Name one type of precipitation.
Rain, snow, sleet, hail
I am a rabbit with teeth designed for eating plants.
Herbivore
An organism that breaks down the dead organisms or the wastes of other organisms.
Decomposer
Plants give off this gas in exchange for the carbon dioxide we breathe out.
oxygen
Why does a mud puddle disappear on a hot, sunny day?
I am a wolf with sharp teeth designed for eating meat.
Carnivore
A diagram showing multiple food chains within the same ecosystem
food web
Animals breathe out this gas, which benefits plants.
Carbon dioxide
Water droplets form clouds during this part of the water cycle.
Condensation
I am a black bear. I enjoy salmon from the river as well as juicy raspberries.
Omnivore
The role an organism plays in an ecosystem.
Niche
This cycle consists of precipitation, condensation, evaporation, transpiration, runoff and collection.
The water cycle
True or False: Clouds are formed from warm air that rises.
False: Clouds are actually formed from cooled water droplets.
I am a turkey vulture, feasting on the bodies of dead animals.
Scavenger
All of the living and nonliving things in an environment
Ecosystem
Name a way wildfires can be helpful.
Wildfires clear out old growth so that new plants have room to grow. They help some pine cones open so they can release seeds. The ash also deposits nutrients into the soil.
Plants give off water in a process called______________.
Transpiration
I am a maple tree, using rainwater and energy from the sun to create my own food through photosynthesis.
Producer
An organism that is non native to an area and causes harm to other plants and animals that live there.
invasive species
Name a type of diagram that shows how energy cycles through the ecosystem.
A food chain, food web or energy pyramid