Vocabulary 1
a group of all populations in an area
Community
all the living and non-living things in an area and how they interact
Ecosystem
a consumer that hunts and eats another animal
Predator
Animals have adaptations, what type of adaptation does an animal need if they live in the tundra.
Warm fur, reduced water
Why do nonnative animal populations grow rapidly in a new ecosystem
predators are not used to hunting the new species
any animal that is hunted by others for food
Prey
a place that provides all the things an organism needs to live
Habitat
- a group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time
Population
What animals live in a desert
rattlesnakes, owls, lizards, birds, insects, small mammals, coyotes, jackrabbits, skunks,
What is the role of the producer
producers turn sunlight into energy that is used by other organisms
the struggle among organisms for the same limited resources
Competition
a series of steps by which energy moves from one type of living thing to another
Food-chain
a diagram that combines many food chains into one picture
Food-web
the shortest food chain has how many organisms
two- producer - decomposer
What is the role of the consumer
consumers keep populations of producers from getting to large
an organism that makes its own food for energy
Producer
any substance that damages the environment
Pollution
an organism that cannot make its own food
Consumer
Both food webs and food chains begin with a
Producer
What is the role of a decomposer
they break down dead organisms and waste to put it back into the ecosystem as usable materials
an attempt to preserve or protect an environment from harmful changes
Conservation
all of the conditions surrounding an organism
Environment
an organism that gets its energy by breaking down wastes and dead organisms
Decomposer
What do owls eat the most of
mice
What do pesticides do
Kills bugs