What are Populations, Habitats, and Niches?
All living and nonliving things in an area make up this.
Ecosystem
If a new tree can be replaced by an old tree it is an example of a ____________ resource.
Renewable
This is the transfer of food energy in a sequence of living things. Plants getting energy from the sun, and a pig getting energy from a plant is an example of this.
Food chain
The living and nonliving things in an area.
environment
A ________ is a group made up o the same type of individuals in the SAME ecosystem.
Population
___________ are materials found in NATURE that are used by living things.
Natural Resources
People are examples of this type of eater.
Omnivore
A material that breaks down over time.
Biodegradable
A __________ is made up of all the organisms in an area.
Community
These can take thousands to even millions of years to be replaced. Coal, oil, fossil fuels are an example of this.
Nonrenewable resource
A consumer that eats ONLY plants is what?
Herbivore
__________ species are organisms whose whole population are at risk of dying out.
Endangered
Every organism in a habitat has a role. What is that called?
Niche
Resources such as plastic, metal, glass and paper can be conserved by ___________ them.
Recycling
An animal that is eaten is called what?
Prey
You can save natural resources by this. Turing water off when you brush your teeth is an example of this.
Conservation
Any living thing that makes its OWN food is called _____________.
An animal that eats plants or other animals to get energy is called _______________.
A _________ is a living thing that breaks down wastes and the remains of plants and animals for energy.
Producer, Consumer, Decomposer
Harmful material in the environment are forms of _____________.
Pollution
A ___________ shows the relationships among different food chains.
Food web
When harmful substances mix with air, water, or soil.
Pollution