Ecosystems
An ecosystem includes all ____________ and their nonliving environment.
What is living things?
The male part of the plant is called the __________.
What is stamen?
Ecosystems are always ___________.
What is changing?
Some animals use ___________ and imitate other animals.
What is mimicry?
Most of life on Earth is found in the ____________.
What is the rain forest?
Desert animals survive extreme temperatures in the desert by living ______________.
What is underground?
The __________ holds the female cells.
What is the pistil?
Plants and animals have a difficult time __________ because of changes in the ecosystem.
What is surviving?
Other animals adapt by ____________ and blend into the environment.
What is camouflage?
The top layer of the rain forest is the ___________ layer.
What is emergent?
Animals living in a desert ecosystem get their ___________ from the food they eat.
What is water?
Animals such as bees and birds drink __________ from flowers.
What is nectar?
When there is no longer any animals of a certain kind left, it is ___________.
What is extinct?
____________ animals survive the desert heat by sleeping during the day and being active at night.
What is nocturnal?
_____________ are formed from dead organisms.
Abiotic factors such as ____________ and temperature are also found in an ecosystem.
What is sunlight/snow/ice/rainfall?
__________ is transferred by animals as they travel from flower to flower.
What is pollen?
When very few of an animal or plant type are left, it becomes ______________.
What is endangered?
The science of ___________ studies how these traits are passed from parents to their children.
What is genetics?
_________________ have two coats of fur to help keep them warm and dry in their very cold environment.
What are polar bears?
Underneath the emergent layer are the ______________ and the _____________ layer.
What is the canopy layer and understory?
Plants depend on animals for ____________ to make new plants.
What is seed dispersal?
Rising temperatures on Earth are caused by _____________.
What is pollution?
Whether a plant or animal lives in a hot, dry __________ or the cold __________ tundra, they have special features called _____________.
What is desert, arctic, and adaptations?
The ___________________ is an endangered animal.
What is California condor?