Vocabulary Terms
What is the difference between biotic and abiotic factors?
Biotic = living; abiotic = not living (rocks, water, air, etc.)
corn -> rat -> owl; in this food chain, what is the producer?
Corn!
True or false: a consumer makes energy directly from the Sun.
False; producers do that.
These two biomes are usually the hottest and are mostly near the equator.
Desert and rainforest
Why are cold forests such a scary place?
Because you might get chased by a "taiga."
What model describes the path energy takes in an ecosystem?
Food chain!
How are food chains different from food webs?
A food chain shows one energy path; a food web shows many paths.
True or false: a food chain is meant to show how many different animals eat each other.
False; it is for describing energy transfer.
The underwater biome most likely to contain ducks is...
Freshwater!
Which Korean company likes to float on water?
L.G.
What is a consumer?
An animal that eats other living things, like plants or other animals.
Sun -> algae -> sea snail -> shrimp -> starfish -> stingray -> killer whale; in this food chain, how many animals are there?
5 animals: sea snail, shrimp, starfish, stingray, killer whale
"Interdependence" describes how two different things both need each other.
True; for example, plants need carbon dioxide to produce oxygen, and animals need oxygen to produce carbon dioxide.
Savannahs in Africa are one example of this type of biome.
Grasslands
Why is Iphone so popular among mitochondria?
They make "cell" phones.
What breaks apart the bodies of apex predators after they die?
Decomposers do that dirty job!
Look at the Desert Biome Food Web. Name this food web's apex predator.
Hawk!
The niche of a zebra is typically... (A) producer (B) primary consumer (C) secondary consumer (D) carnivore
(B) Primary consumer
What's the difference between tundra and taiga?
Tundra are closer to the north/south pole, colder, and have few plants; taiga are mostly in Russia, Canada, and Scandinavia and have many snowy evergreen forests
What movie tells a beautiful story about nebulas?
"A Star is Born"
The "job" or role that a plant or animal plays in an ecosystem is its...
niche!
Look at Desert Biome Food Web. Name an example of a consumer that eats at least 2 different types of prey.
Possible answers: hawk, rattlesnake, rabbit, grasshopper
Look at the Desert Biome Food Web. Which of these is a tertiary consumer? (A) Kangaroo rat (B) Lizard (C) Rattlesnake (D) Bacteria
(C) Rattlesnake
This type of forest, which changes color every fall, makes up most of the Korean peninsula as well as Japan and the coastal United States.
Deciduous forest
Why are spiders so important to an ecosystem?