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Ecosystems
Food Web
Depending on Others
Organisms
Other
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Which of the following is an example of an ecosystem? A) grass B) Terrarium C) Temperature
B) Terrarium
100
In a food web a human would be considered a producer. True or False
False
100
The process of carrying pollen from one flower to the next is called
Pollination
100
An organism that only eats meat is known as a what?
Carnivore
100
What ecosystem receives less than 10 inches of rain per year?
A desert
200
Where did Lee go to study about the rainforest ecosystem?
Amazon River in Brazil
200
What is an herbivore?
An organism that only eats plants
200
When a seed moves away from the parent plant, what this is called?
Seed Dispersal
200
What would happen to a consumer, such as a hawk after it dies?
It will be decomposed
200
A scientist who studies ecosystems is called:
An ecologist
300
How are all ecosystems the same?
They consist of living and non living organisms
300
What is something that all living organisms need to survive? (2 things)
Food (energy) and matter
300
How do animals depend on each other? (3 reasons)
Food, shelter, protection
300
Which of these is an example of an omnivore: a) Pig b) Dog c) Grass d) Bear
D) Bear
300
Living organisms usually have to do this in order to survive in it's environment
Compete/competition
400
Organisms that make their own food are known as what?
Producers
400
Using the Mono Lake food web on page 142, the California Gull receives food/energy from what living organism(s)?
Brine flies and Brine Shrimp
400
How do bees help with pollination?
They spread the pollen helping plants to grow.
400
On page 145, what are two other ways bacteria can be helpful?
Making food and digestion
400
Name the three parts of the rainforest (top to bottom)
Canopy (top), understory (middle), and forest floor (bottom)
500
In an ecosystem, the living organism that eats both plants and animals is called
An omnivore
500
On page 142, which living organism would you say is the top predator and why?
The coyote because it receives the most energy from the other living organisms
500
How do producers depend on decomposers in an ecosystem?
Raw materials
500
Why are microorganisms important in the world?
Microorganisms are decomposers
500
Name three living environmental factors that make up an aquarium
Fish, snails, plants