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Science
Unit 5 Ecosystems
Question | Answer |
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In any food chain who makes their own food? | Producers |
What makes a food chain? | Grass-Rabbit-Bobcat |
What is Important to food chains | Prey |
Why are prey Important to food chains? | because they support predator populations |
What 2 things show the flow of energy between organisms? | Food Chains & webs |
Why do the artic fox & the artic hare have white fur during the winter? | for camouflage |
What animal is needed to sustain a populations of sharks? | seals |
What part of the giraffe is used to help reach leaves on tall trees? | long necks |
What percentage of wetlands does Louisiana have? | 40% |
Where would Animals live that are adapted to a very wet environment? | Tropical Rain Forest |
What type of pollution is caused by particles in the air? | smog |
What would anchor a plant to survive on a slope? | a strong root system |
White tail deer populations are controlled by what? | Regulated Hunting |
Grass begins a what? | food chain |
A horse that eats grass is an example of a? | Consumer |
What happens when the top predator of an ecosystem is removed? | The prey increases |
Food Webs are models of a food chain that show how food chains overlap in an? | Ecosystem |
A pond food chain consist of mayflies, frogs, snakes,& if there were an over population of frogs the limited size of the mayfly population would cause the frog population to? | Decline |
The white color of Artic Hares help them? | avoid predators |
The fin shape that allows fish to swim fast is an? | Adaptaion |
This helps a fish population to survive if a new what is introduced? | predator |
Why does Coastal Louisiana have so many wet lands? | Because its where the Mississippi & Gulf of Mexico meet |
What are 3 pollutants of soil? | Oil, pesticides & trash |
What becomes contaminated when we pollute streams? | Drinking water supplies |
Why can non-native species cause problems for native species? | Non-Native species compete for the same resources & have no natural predators so they reproduce rapidly |
How do the abiotic characteristics of the pond environment act as a limiting factor in the environment? | there is a limited amount of space & oxygen in the pond. These factors can limit the population levels of algae & others species |