Organisms
Any living thing (plants, animals, bacteria)
Organism
Provides energy for producers
Sun
Different populations of organisms living together
Community
2. Which of the following is MOST likely to become a fossil?
A. A jellyfish in the ocean
B. A soft leaf on the ground
C. A seashell buried quickly in sand
D. A butterfly on a flower
A seashell buried quickly in the sand
The levels or organization in an ecosystem (in order)
Individual-Population-community-Ecosystem-Biome-Biosphere
Make their own food
Producers
Comes first in the food chain
Producers
The natural home or environment where an organism lives
Habitat
What is a fossil?
A. A type of modern plant
B. Remains or traces of ancient living things
C. A kind of rock that forms from lava
D. Weathered soil
B-Remains or traces of ancient living things
Name three biomes
Tundra, Rainforest, Desert, Ocean
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Consumers
How a food chain is different from a food web
Food web has many food chains within it
An animal that is hunted and eaten by predators
Prey
Fossils are usually found in what type of rock?
A. Igneous
B. Metamorphic
C. Sedimentary
D. Volcanic
C-Sedimentary
When organisms fight for the same resources
Competition
Break down dead organisms
Decomposer
In the food chain below, what is the secondary consumer?
Grass → Grasshopper → Frog → Snake
Frog
A non-living part of the environment
Abiotic
scientist who studies fossils to understand the history of life on Earth
Paleontologist
The process of how plants use sunlight to convert to food
photosynthesis
Eats plants and animals
Omnivore
This would happen if all the producers died in an ecosystem?
Consumers would begin to decrease from lack of food
A feature or behavior that helps an organism survive in its environment
Adaptation
When a bone is replaced by minerals and turns to stone, this fossil is called a:
A. Petrified fossil
B. Mold fossil
C. Cast fossil
D. Shadow fossil
A- Petrified fossil
The reliance of living things on each other to survive
Interdependence