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  • Give an example of a helpful microorganism
    Yeast (used for making bread).
  • Why do animals need a habitat?
    To survive by getting food, water, shelter, and protection
  • What is a food web?
    Many food chains connected together.
  • Give one sign that food has spoiled
    Bad smell (or mold, discoloration)
  • Name one adaptation that helps desert animals stay cool
    Being active at night
  • What are infectious disease agents called?
    Germs
  • What is a predator?
    An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
  • Name one important decomposer
    Bacteria (or fungi)
  • Why do plants need sunlight?
    To make food through photosynthesis
  • What is an adaptation?
    A special characteristic that helps an organism survive.
  • Why can't viruses reproduce by themselves?
    They need a host cell.
  • What type of consumer eats only plants?
    Herbivore.
  • What type of medicine treats bacterial infections?
    Antibiotics
  • Give one reason microorganisms are important in nature
    They help decompose dead matter.
  • Why do polar animals often have white fur?
    For camouflage in snow
  • Give an example of a harmful microorganism
    Bacteria that cause food poisoning.
  • What might happen if a habitat is destroyed?
    Organisms may die or move to another place
  • What condition allows microorganisms to grow quickly on food?
    Warm temperatures.
  • What do plants provide animals with?
    Energy, nutrients, shelter, and protection.
  • What would happen if all producers disappeared from an ecosystem?
    Consumers would have no food
  • Why is washing hands important?
    To remove germs and prevent disease.
  • Why do aquatic animals need streamlined bodies?
    To move in water easier
  • What adaptation helps animals breathe in water?
    Gills.
  • Give one adaptation to low temperature.
    Thick fur (or fat skin, small ears…).
  • Give one example of a microorganism.
    Amoeba (or bacteria, yeast, fungi…).
  • Are viruses living or non-living?
    Non-living.
  • What does “interdependence” mean in a habitat?
    Living things depend on one another.
  • Give one way animals help plants besides pollination
    Seed dispersal
  • What adaptation helps fish stay upright in water?
    Swim bladder
  • What is one way to prevent viral infections?
    Vaccination.
  • Why can’t we see most microorganisms?
    They are too small for the naked eye.
  • Why is refrigeration important in food safety?
    It slows down microorganism growth.
  • What is an omnivore?
    An animal that eats both plants and animals.
  • What type of consumer eats only meat?
    Carnivore.
  • Where are microorganisms commonly found?
    Soil, water, air, or on living things.
  • What does the arrow in a food chain mean?
    “Is eaten by.”
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