Food Webs
Orangutans
Vocabulary
Carbon Cycle
Palm Oil
100

Food webs are made up of multiple, interconnected _______________. 

Food Chains

100

The islands on which orangutans are found are called...

Sumatra and Borneo

100

The natural home or environment of an organism, where it can find food, shelter, and mates for reproduction.

Habitat

100

The process through which __________ moves through the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms.

Carbon

100

Students kill orangutans by eating ___________. 

Candy

200

A ________________ is an organism (such as fungi or bacteria) that breaks down dead plants and animals, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

Decomposer

200

Primary food sources for orangutans include...

Figs, Durians, Termites

200

A species that is at risk of extinction due to a variety of factors like habitat loss, poaching, or climate change.

Endangered Species

200

Oceans help regulate the Earth's temperature by...

Absorbing Carbon
200

The largest global producer of palm oil. 

Indonesia

300

Orangutans fill the role of ___________ in their rainforest ecosystem. 

Primary Consumer

300

A major threat to orangutan populations includes ________. 

Deforestation
300

The process by which organisms (including plants, animals, and decomposers) release energy from food and produce carbon dioxide and water as byproducts.

Respiration

300

The Carbon Cycle is often compared to _________. 

Recycling Systems
300

Oil palms are typically grown on large ____________. 

Plantations

400

Removing orangutans from their ecosystem, would cause...

Decrease in Producers

400

Plantations threaten orangutans AND their predators _______________. 

Tigers and Leopards
400

Natural fuels (like coal, oil, and natural gas) formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals. Burning these fuels releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

Fossil Fuels

400

When animals and plants DO NOT decompose, their carbon is transferred into ___________. 

Fossil Fuels

400

Palm oil is the preferred oil type for many food products because it is the ______________ option. 

Healthiest

500

_______________ are levels in an ecosystem, comprising of organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy. 

Trophic Levels

500

Orangutans help maintain balance in their rainforest ecosystem by...

Dispersing seeds
500

The practice of protecting and preserving ecosystems and species to prevent their extinction and ensure biodiversity is maintained.

Conservation

500

Carbon from fossil fuels is released back into the atmosphere through the process of ___________. 

Combustion

500

Compared to other plants from which oil is made, oil palms are a preferable crop because they... 

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