All About Animals
Abiotic Factors
Relationships
Energy and Ecosystems
100
These animals have facial characteristics that make them look "grumpy" all the time.
What is a Pallas cat?
100
This abiotic factor affects which plants can grow in an area, depending on nutrients and texture.
What is soil?
100
Crocodiles have their teeth cleaned by the plover while the bird gets food is an example of this type of relationship.
What is mutualism?
100
The name given to animals whose diet is solely composed of other animals or meat.
What is a carnivore?
200
This bulky animal's name in Greek means "water horse"
What is a Hippopotamus
200
This essential compound is an abiotic factor and determines whether an environment is a desert, wetland, or a forest.
What is water?
200
A hawk catching and eating a mouse is an example of this type of relationship.
What is predation?
200
Fill in the blank:
Food webs show the transfer of _________ in an ecosystem?
What is Energy?
300
These animals use their long tails in "stink fights" to attract a mate.
What is a ring-tailed lemur?
300
This abiotic factor includes sunlight, temperature, and wind.
What is climate?
300
This type of relationship is shown in the image above.
What is commensalism?
300
Fungi, snails, and bacteria are all examples of what consumer?
What is a decomposer?
400
These highly intelligent animals carry their eggs on their feet during the incubation period.
What is a (King) penguin
400
This abiotic factor not only powers photosynthesis but also influences temperature and weather patterns in an ecosystem.
What is solar energy (sun light)?
400
Unlike predators, these organisms feed on a host over a long period rather than killing it right away.
What are parasites?
400
Along with sunlight, these two compounds are the main ingredients for photosynthesis.
What is carbon dioxide and water.
500
At one point, this animal was thought to be extinct but was later rediscovered in 1994.
What is a crested gecko?
500
This abiotic factor decreases at higher altitudes, making it hard for both plants and animals to survive.
What is air pressure?
500
This relationship can be used to describe how lions and hyenas are two animals that live in the same environment and share the same diet.
What is competition?
500
In this food chain, the eagle is an example of what type of consumer?
What is a tertiary consumer?