all the living and non living things in an area and their interactions
What is an ECOSYSTEM
100
Plants, animals and grass are all examples of
What is BIOTIC FACTORS
100
The lemming being caught and eaten by the fox makes the lemming the _________.
What is PREY
100
An ecosystem is only the living and nonliving parts of an area. T or F
What is FALSE - it is also their interactions
200
All the members of a species living in a certain area.
What is POPULATION
200
process of sunlight energy being using to create food and oxygen
What is PHOTOSYNTHESIS
200
the fox hunting a lemming makes the fox a _________.
What is Predator
200
An animal with a backbone is a...
Ex: hummingbird
What is VERTEBRATE
200
Sunlight, water and rocks are all examples of
What is ABIOTIC FACTORS
300
SOMEONE THAT CAN MAKE THEIR OWN FOOD
What is AUTOTROPH
300
cutting down less trees, recycling, drinking tap water over bottled water
What is HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT
300
an animal with no backbone.
Ex: jellyfish
What is INVERTEBRATE
300
HOW CAN HUMANS AFFECT WATER? Give one example.
What is HUMANS CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT DRINKING WATER (WE GET WATER FROM NATURAL RESOURCES i.e. SPRINGS),
HUMANS USE WATER IN FARMING TO CARRY AWAY WASTES AND TO IRRIGATE CROPS AND LAWNS.
300
an organism that feeds off another organism
Ex: tick sucking blood from toad, the tick is a __________.
What is a PARASITE
400
HOW DO HUMANS AFFECT AIR? GIVE ONE EXAMPLE.
What is AIR POLLUTION CAN COME FROM; BURNING FUELS, BURNING GIVES OFF GASES INTO THE AIR.
SMOKING AND DRIVING CARS (WHICH BURN GAS) POLLUTES OUR AIR
400
DESCRIBE A LIMITING FACTOR FOR DEER IN THE WINTER/SNOW
What is less chance of finding food, they need more food to keep their body temp stable
400
How can a human change an ecosytem? Give one example.
What is CUTTING DOWN TREES IN A FOREST ECOSYSTEM, MAKING DAMS TO MAKE ELECTRICITY CAN CHANGE A RIVER ECOSYSTEM, CUTTING DOWN PLANTS AND TREES TO MAKE AREA TO GROW CROPS
400
An interaction in which organisms struggle to get the resources they need to survive.
What is COMPETITION
400
all the different organisms that live and interact in an area
What is COMMUNITY
500
A group of similar living things that can produce offspring who can also produce offspring
What is SPECIES
500
THE SMALLEST UNIT OF A LIVING THING IS A
What is CELL
500
The close association of members of a different species that live together.
Ex:yellow billed oxpeckers and warthogs
What is SYMBIOSIS
500
The gradual replacement of one community by another overtime.
Ex: After many years, succession with change a beaver pond into a marsh.
What is SUCCESSION
500
the way an organism interacts with living and nonliving parts of its ecosystem