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Natural resources coming from the earth that cannot be replaced are called.

Nonrenewable resources.

Why is it so important to conserve our natural resources?

The people of the earth will need them to survive in the future.

What are natural resources called that can be replaced?

Renewable resources

List 2 characteristics of a prairie.

Have a variety of wildflowers and grasses. Have fertile soil.

List 2 living things.

ex. plants, animals, fungus, bacteria

List 2 nonliving things

water, soil, air, minerals, light

What are organisms called that eat other living things to get energy?

Consumers.

An _______ is made up of living things interacting with each other and the nonliving things in an area.

Ecosystem

What are organisms called that make their own food?

Producers

What are organisms that feed on the wastes of plants and animals or on their remains after they die?

Decomposers

What is an environment that meets the needs of an organism?

Habitat

An organism’s ______ includes all of the ways in which it meets its basic needs.

Niche.

Give two facts about a food web.

Larger than a food chain, containing many food chains, can be found in any habitat, contains many plants and animals.

On the board, draw an example of a food chain..

On board example must show the transfer of energy between the “links” of the chain.

What does an omnivore eat?

Plants and animals

What does a carnivore eat?

Meat

What three things does an animal need to survive?

Food, water, and shelter.

How do animals adapt to their environment? Give one example.

ex. birds use their beaks for different things.

_________ is the color pattern of an animal that helps it blend in with its surroundings.

Camouflage.

What is an adaptation where an animal looks a lot like another animal or another object?

Mimicry.

How does camouflage help protect animals?

The animals cannot be seen by their predators.

What is the movement of a group of animals from one region to another and back again for breeding or feeding?

Migration

What is the difference between an instinct and learned behavior?

Learned behavior must be taught while an instinct is an inborn pattern of behavior and does not have to be taught.

Give an example of learned behavior.

Accept any reasonable answer – ex. talking

Give an example of an instinct.

Accept any reasonable answer – ex. blinking the eyes.