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Fill in the blank: A/An ____________________ is made up of all the living and non-living things that interact in one place.
ecosystem
Fill in the blank: A ___________________ is the group of living things found in an ecosystem.
community
Fill in the blank: A ___________________ consists of all the members of the same type of organism that live in an ecosystem.
population
Identify the big 4 non-living things.
sunlight, air, water, and soil
Identify TWO things a living thing might directly depend on another living thing for.
possible answers - food/shelter
Identify one thing a living thing might directly depend on a non-living thing for.
possible answers - shelter/water to drink/air to breath
Give an example of an adaptation that would be useful in one place but not in another.
Various answers accepted - gills/fur/coloring/beak shape etc.
According to your textbook, what are arguably the most important organisms in an ecosystem?
the smallest organisms/producers
According to your textbook, what are arguably the most important organisms in an ecosystem?
the smallest organisms/producers
How will the birth or death of a single plant or animal in an ecosystem affect the entire ecosystem?
It won't. The effects of the birth or death of a single plant or animal will not be felt.
A/An ______________________ is a large group of ecosystems that have similar characteristics.
biome
According to the text, how many major biomes are on our planet?
7 - trop. rain forest, temperate forest, taiga, tundra, desert, grassland, marine
What mostly covers the land in a grassland?
grass
Why are trees scarce in a grassland?
They do not survive for long periods of time without water (dry season).
Tundra? Cold? Dry? Hot?
coldest biome
Desert? Cold? Dry? Hot?
driest biome
