Living Things Continued

Living Things

100

What does the term Biotic mean?

What is Living Things

200

What is the definition of an Ecosystem

Living Things and Non-Living Things interacting in an environment

300

What are the 7 characteristics of Living Things?

1. Living Things breathe Oxygen 2. Living Things grow and develop 3. Living Things need Oxygen 4. Living Things Reproduce 5. Living Things are made up of living cells 6. Living Things adapt to their environment 7. Living Things Respond to their environment

400

What is a consumer? What are the three types of Consumers? Give an example for each?

Consumer is a living thing that consumes other organisms for food. Three types are Herbivore, Omnivore, and Carnivore

500

Why is reproduction important?

Living things are able to create organisms similar to themselves

Living Things Cont

100

What is a Producer?

A living thing that creates it's own food.

200

What is a predator?

Predators hunt other animals

300

What is a scavenger?

Scavengers eat dead animals that they find

400

What is Photosyntheis?

The process where autotrophs take in light energy and convert to chemical energy

500

How do snakes move?

They slither. Snakes do not have have legs!

Living Things Misc

100

What is a species?

Closely related living things that mate + produce more of the same living thing

200

What is a food Chain? Give an example

Shows how living things are connected through the food they eat.

300

What is a food Web?

Connections of all possible food chains in an ecosystem

400

What is a population?

Individuals of same species that live in certain place @ same time

500

What is a Community?

Community: Population of different species that live and interact in same place