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Science Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| All the nonliving things that surround a living thing | environment |
| all the plants or animals of the same kind that live in an ecosystem | population |
| all the different living things in an ecosystem | community |
| What happens when one part of a food web changes? | the whole food web is affected |
| An ecosystem is made up of | all living things and their environment in a certain area |
| Ecosystems are (always changing) or (never changing) | always changing |
| The number of living things an ecosystem can suport depends on | the resources available |
| Plants use energy from the sun to make food. Plants are | producers |
| Animals and humans must eat other things to get energy. They are | consumers |
| Living things that break down dead things and waste and add nutrients to the soil are called | decomposers |
| Animals that do not eat plants are called | carnivores |
| How is a food chain different from a food web? | food chain shows only one source of food for each animal; A food web is a number of food chanins linked together. |
| a herbivore | mouse |
| a omnivore | racoon |
| Is the snake a predator or prey of the raccoon? | prey |
| Which animal does not have a predator? | owl |