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Vocabulary
Introduction to Ecosystems
Biomes
Relationships in ecosystems
Chapter 3 Summary
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A large ecosystem that has its own kinds of plants, animals, and soil
What is a biome
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All the living things in an environment are called
What are biotic factors
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The ground is always frozen in this biome
What is the tundra
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The energy that passes from one organism to another is called a what?
What is a food chain
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Which biomes have many trees? A) deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, deserts B) tropical rain forest, deciduous forest, grasslands, taiga C) Taiga, deciduous forest, tropical rain forest D) taiga, tundra, grasslands, deserts
What is C)
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A barren biome with very little rainfall
What is a desert
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All the non living things in an environment are called
What are abiotic factors
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I am stuck in a wet and warm biome with a large variety of organisms living around me. Where am I?
What is a tropical rain forest
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The struggle between organisms for food, water, and other needs is a called a
What a competition
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Which is an example of a carnivore? A) Lion B) Porcupine C) Bears D) Rabbit
What is A) Lion
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Organisms that make their own food using the energy in sunlight
What are producers
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Which are abiotic factors? A) snow, wind, rain B) air, bacteria, temperature C) plants, birds, insects D) rain, wind, flower
What is A
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Which biome do you currently live in?
What is a deciduous forest
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Which type of organism comes first in a food chain? A) Producer B) Consumer C) Decomposer
What is A) producer
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Which is an example of an abiotic factor? A) plants B) Animals C) Rocks D) Bacteria
What is C) rocks
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Shows how all the food chains in an ecosystem are connected
What is a food web
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All of the populations in an ecosystem make up a(n) A) habitat B) abiotic factor C) community D) Pond
What is C) community
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Which of these is not a distinct part of a forest? A) Canopy B) Understory C) Floor D) Skyzone
What is D) skyzone
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Bacteria and fungi are examples of A) consumers B) Producers C) Decomposers D) Predators
What is C) decomposer
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You have a seed from a rain forest. You plant it in desert soil. The plant does not grow. Why?
The seed doesn't receive the correct nutrients in order to grow. The extreme difference in climate disrupts the seeds growth
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A model that shows the amount of energy at each level of a food web
What is an energy pyramid
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What is the difference between a population and a community?
Population is all the members of a species that live in an ecosystem, a community is all of the populations in an ecosystem.
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Name the 6 major biomes
What is grassland, deciduous forest, tropical rain forest, desert, taiga, tundra
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What is the difference between an omnivore, carnivore, and herbivore?
What omnivore eats plants and animals, herbivore only eats plants, carnivore only eats other animals
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Why do carnivores usually have sharper teeth than herbivores?
Carnivores need their sharp teeth in order to bite and tear apart the meat from other animals.