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Ecosystem

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All the living organisms and their environment in a certain section of the earth is called? Ecosystem
All the organisms of the same species that live in an ecosystem are called? Population
All the different species that live in a particular ecosystem are called? Community
A Place to live? Habitat
An organism's specific function, or job, in the ecosystem is called? Niche
The nonliving part of the ecosystem is called the what? Environment
The environment includes five things, what are they? 1)Soil 2)Water 3)Sunlight 4)temperature 5)Air
Each living member of an ecosystem is an _________? Individual
God designed the ________to provide energy for all living things. Sun
Organisms that take energy from the sun and change the energy into a form that other organisms can use are called what? Producers
All living organizms that depend on producers for food are called what? Consumers
Dead things and wastes are broken down by what? Decomposers
What eats only plants? Herbivores
What can eat bot plants and animals? Omnivores
What eats things that have already died? Scavengers
What eats only other consumers and is also callled meat eaters? Carnivores
the transfer of energy and nutrients through a community is called a what? Food Chain
Any animal that hunts and eats other animals is called a what? Predator
The animals that a predator hunts are called its what? Prey
A ______consists of several food chains linked toghether? Food Web
When two or more organisms are trying to use the same resources, ________occurs to help balance the ecosystem? Competition
T/F Energy pyramids show how energy moves through an ecosystem? True
Is it Consumers or Producers tha form the base of an energy pyramid? Producers
T/F Each organism uses most of the energy it consumes to meet its own needs. Only about 10% of the energy is passed on to the next organism? True
How is a food chain different from a Food Web? A FOOD Chain show Only One Food source for each animal. A FOOD WEB has Several different food chains linked together.
Food, Water, Protection from consumers and Shelter are four basic _________ of all living things? Needs
Any special characteristics or skills that help living things survive in their environments are called _________? Adaptations
A special partnership in which two species interact with each other over a long period of time is called what? Symbiosis
An organism that lives on or in another organixm and takes food from that organism is called a what? Parasite
The plant or animal that a parasite lives on or in is called its what? Host
An animals ______ are the God-given basic knowledge and skills that the animal needs for survival? Instincts
Behaviors that cannot be inherited are called what? Instincts
A dolphin's jumping through a hoop is an exmple of a ________? Learned behavior
Movement of a whole group of animals from one ecosystem to another ecosystem is called what? Migration
Migration and Hibernation are what? Instincts
What do plants need to help them make food for photosynthesis (3)? 1) Sunlight, 2) Carbon Dioxide 3) Water
What are four ways plants protect themselves? Thorns, Spines, Stinging Hairs, and Poisons
What are three reasons animals migrate? 1) To reproduce or raise their young 2) Search for food or water 3) Avoid bad weather, to hot or to cold
What are three things that happen to an animal during hibernation? 1) Falls into a deep Sleep 2) Body Temperature drops 3) Breathing Rate and Heart Rate slow down 4)It uses very little energy during Hibernation
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